Civil Rights Movement Primary Sources

The Civil Rights Movement Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history of the civil rights movement. The Civil Rights Movement Primary Sources includes historical documents, maps, photographs, political cartoons and more. Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5″ X 11″ cardstock. Perfect for gallery walks and literature circles! Great research and reference materials!
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The Civil Rights Movement Primary Sources will help your students build common core skills including:
• Analysis
• Critical Thinking
• Point of View
• Compare and Contrast
• Order of Events
• And Much More!
The 20 documents in the Civil Rights Movement Primary Sources Pack are:
1. Photograph of African American boy at a water fountain outside the Halifax County Courthouse in Halifax, North Carolina – April 1938
2. Photograph of an African American going in the colored entrance of the Crescent Theatre in Belzoni, Mississippi, on a Saturday afternoon – October 1939
3. Photograph of George E.C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, and James M. Nabrit celebrating their Brown v. Board of Education victory – May 17, 1954
4. Photograph of racial integration at Barnard Elementary School in Washington, D.C. – 1955
5. Police report on arrest of Rosa Parks – December 1, 1955
6. Photograph of the 101st Airborne escorting the “Little Rock Nine” into Little Rock Central High School – September 25, 1957
7. Photograph of a letter from Daisy Bates, publisher of the Arkansas State Press, to NAACP Executive Secretary Roy Wilkins, on the treatment of the “Little Rock Nine” – December 17, 1957
8. Letter from Jackie Robinson to President Dwight D. Eisenhower expressing a personal plea for a demonstration of support for African Americans – May 13, 1958
9. Photograph of SNCC leader John Lewis and Jim Zwerg after being beaten during the Freedom Rides – Montgomery, Alabama – May 20, 1961
10. Photograph of James Meredith walking to class at the University of Mississippi, accompanied by U.S. Marshals – October 1, 1962
11. Photograph of Alabama Governor George Wallace attempting to block racial integration at the University of Alabama – confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach – June 11, 1963
12. Photograph of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy speaking to a crowd outside the Justice Department – June 14, 1963
13. Photograph of President John F. Kennedy with Civil Rights leaders – March on Washington – August 28, 1963
14. Photograph of the Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. – Lincoln Memorial – August 28, 1963
15. Photograph of Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. – August 28, 1963
16. Letter from a child to President John F. Kennedy concerning civil rights issues in Birmingham, Alabama – September 1963
17. Photograph of a group of African Americans viewing the bomb-damaged home of Arthur Shores, NAACP attorney – Birmingham, Alabama – September 5, 1963
18. Photograph of President Lyndon Johnson meeting with Civil Rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr., Whitney Young, and James Farmer – White House Oval Office – January 18, 1964
19. Photograph of participants marching in the Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama – March 1965
20. Photograph of President Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks at the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 – August 6, 1965
Your students will:
• think critically and analytically, interpret events, and question various perspectives of history.
• participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations instead of memorizing facts and a writer’s interpretations.
• integrate and evaluate information provided in diverse media formats to deepen their understanding of historical events.
• experience a more relevant and meaningful learning experience.