Explore resources and programs on the fight for civil rights and the federal government's role during this time of great change; and try out our new curricular database

By fighting for racial justice through a variety of nonviolent actions, including letter writing and mass demonstrations, young people made significant contributions to the struggle for racial equality. In this lesson plan, students examine primary source material to identify ways in which young people made an impact during the civil rights movement.

This twenty-page booklet tells the story of voting rights during the Kennedy administration and beyond through photographs and documents. Includes guiding questions and a bibliography.

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Kate Clifford Larson, visiting scholar at the Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center, discusses her book Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer which draws on new interviews and fresh archival material to explore Hamer’s life and impact on the civil rights movement. Karsonya (Kaye) Wise Whitehead, professor of communication and African and African American studies at Loyola University Maryland, moderates.

Watch this keynote address from the conference that commemorated the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In this video, Congressman John Lewis discusses his role in the March, his experiences during the Civil Rights Era, and related events contemporary to 2013.

Bring the pivotal events of the civil rights movement in 1963 to life for your students through more than 230 primary sources ranging from film footage of the March on Washington and letters from youth advising the president to JFK’s landmark address to the American people and secret recordings of behind-the-scenes negotiations on civil rights legislation. This site features eleven lesson plans.

Drawing from her own travels, internationally known storyteller Valerie Tutson brings to life an assortment of myths, folktales, and historical accounts from the African continent and the African Diaspora. She showcases the beauty, humor, and wisdom of tales to illuminate parts of the diverse and ancient cultures of Africa for visitors of all ages to enjoy and learn together.