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Track #472: Influential People of the Civil Rights Movement
Annotated by: Chris Ascher
1. Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/

Using the timeline, find the information I ask for. What are two of King's Famous Speeches? At what age did he die, and what factor led to his untimely death?

2. Coretta Scott King
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/

Somewhere in the following passage is the answer to this question. Please find the answer. What did Coretta Scott King do for MLK and for the Civil Rights Movement in general? Also answer, Who were two other famous individual's in the Civil Rights Movement?

3. Thurgood Marshall
http://www.ai.mit.edu/~isbell/HFh/black/events_and_people/html/001.thurgood_marshall.html

This site gives you an idea of Thurgood Marshall's accomplishments as a prominent person in the Civil Rights Movement. Find the dates on the timeline for the "Brown vs. Board of Education Case" and his appointment to the supreme court.

4. Rosa Parks
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/survival/surbib.html#4

This site introduces you to Rosa Parks. Read the information about her and answer the questions. What was Rosa's major contribution to the Civil Rights Movement. What was Rosa Park's occupation? What did the Supreme Court eventually rule about segregation.

5. George Wallace
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wallace/

This site is about former Alabama governor Gorge Wallace. Read the article and then answer the questions. Who did Wallace recieve support from during his first run for governor? What social events happened during his first term that demonstrates his importance to the Civil Rights Movement?

6. Medgar Evers
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4560.html

Medgar Evers is one of many Civil Rights leaders who were assassinated. What two important events did Evers' death trigger? Why is Medgar Evers significant to the Civil rights Movement?

7. 4 Little girls
http://www.4littlegirls.com

Look through the track of Spike Lee's new film "Four Little Girls." Use the information provided in the storyline to write a story about how the Civil Rights Movement affected these girls.

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