Tip of the Week – Martin Luther King Day Resources
January 16th is Martin Luther King Day. Many of you have asked about teaching resources as you and your kids celebrate his life. I’ve posted a few excellent resources below.
Library of
Tip of the Week – Martin Luther King Day Resources
January 16th is Martin Luther King Day. Many of you have asked about teaching resources as you and your kids celebrate his life. I’ve posted a few excellent resources below.
Library of Congress
From Slavery to Civil Rights: A Timeline of African American History
Some awesome primary sources
Civil Rights for Students
Resources and materials designed to help students gather information and create products
Civil Rights Themed Resources
Study voting rights, maps, political cartoons as well as pamphlets, legal documents, poetry, music, and personal correspondence and oral histories
Teaching With Documents:The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
In the 1960s, all three branches of the federal government debated a fundamental constitutional question: Does the Constitution’s prohibition of denying equal protection always ban the use of racial, ethnic, or gender criteria in an attempt to bring social justice and social benefits?
Teaching With Documents: Court Documents Related to Martin Luther King, Jr., and Memphis Sanitation Workers
Martin Luther King was assassinated one day before a second march in Memphis designed to assist African American public workers. This lesson provides primary sources, suggested activities and links.
Classroom Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Lesson Plans, Activity Ideas & Other Resources for Teaching MLK Day
Help students put in perspective Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, his impact on the Civil Rights Movement, and his significance to American culture and history with this site maintained by the National Education Associat