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Rights-Minded: Investigating the Lives of People Who Influenced the Civil Rights Movement

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  • Aug 14 2010 1:14 PM

    Kathyleen Bishop

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In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students expand their knowledge and understanding of the Civil Rights Movement by investigating the lives of some of the people who contributed to it. They look particularly at the prosecution of individuals involved with the 1963 bombing of an African American church in Birmingham, Alabama.

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    Topics and Grades

    Grade: 6 to 12

    Topics: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States History

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    Grouping: Large Group Instruction

    Teaching Method: Cooperative Learning; Discussions; Hands-on Learning