The Struggles, Hardships, and Accomplishments of African Americans in the United States

Civil Rights Video Clip - Teacher Tube

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:44:00 +0000

http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=140073

This is a short video on the Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King Jr.

Quotes from the Civil Rights Movement - Slide Show

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:42:00 +0000

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This is a slideshow of quotes from Civil Rights activists and leaders.

Civil Rights Photos

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:33:00 +0000

Discussion 2: The Abolition Movement

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:23:00 +0000

Discover how the invention of the steam-powered printing press led to the first mass mailing to promote the abolition movement. Learn how Jackson used the power of the presidency to convince postmasters to burn the pamphlets rather than deliver them.

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/5923/preview/

Please respond to the video with your thoughts and reactions to the invention of the steam powered printing press and how that influenced the abolition movement. Please write at least 3 sentences about your thoughts.

Discussion 1: Freedom Riders

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:13:00 +0000

Please watch the following video over the next few days. Then in 300 words or less please tell how you felt while watching this video. Also please give examples from the video of what made you like or dislike this video. Do you think that these Freedom Riders contributed to the Civil Rights Movement in a positive way? Why or why not? http://video.pbs.org/video/1925571160/