Civil Rights Movement Sections - ABOUT THE MOVEMENT

Board of Education 6 Teacher Lesson Plans and Resources 3 Civil Rights Act of 1964 4 Voting Rights Act (VRA) ABOUT THE MOVEMENT The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s came about out of the need and desire for equality and freedom for African Americans and other people of color. [...] Much of this organizing and activism took place in the Southern part of the United States; however, people from all over the country—of all races and religions—joined activists to proclaim their support and commitment to freedom and equality. [...] Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-08102 LESSON PLAN Women's Suffrage, Racism and Intersectionality HIGH SCHOOL August 2020 marks the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. [...] Courtesy of the New York Public Library 12 / 22 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968 (FAIR HOUSING ACT) Courtesy of Seattle Municipal Archives Photograph Collection, Records of the Office of the Mayor, #63897 Participants of the CORE-sponsored demonstration sitting in front of realtor office of Picture Floor Plans, Inc., Seattle, WA, May 10, 1964. [...] Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-08102 LESSON PLAN Voting Rights Then and Now HIGH SCHOOL 21 / 22 Help high school students explore the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the difference between the right to vote and the ability to vote and reflect on some of the current day threats to voting rights and what can be done about it.