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General Order 143

This order was issued by the War Department in 1863, ending the long-standing federal law that banned African-American men from armed military service.

E. D. Townsend

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 5, 2014

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One America for today, tomorrow and forever, Clinton says

President Clinton delivered this speech at Little Rock's Central High School during a 40th-anniversary ceremony, in which he recognized the strength, conviction,and sacrifice shown by the Little Rock Nine and their parents.

William Jefferson Clinton

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

July 7, 2014

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Medgar Evers

This essay details Medgar Evers’ involvement in the civil rights movement as a pivotal member of the Mississippi NAACP. It also addresses his tragic murder at the hands of a White Citizens Council member.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

March 2, 2016

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Secret Audiotapes of JFK Decrying Civil Rights Violations in Birmingham

This 2005 news segment reports on a recently discovered recording from 1963, in which Kennedy responded to news of police violence against civil rights demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama.

NBC Learn

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

July 2, 2014

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Orval Faubus Speech, September 1958

Gov. Orval E. Faubus of Arkansas delivered this speech on Sept. 18, 1958. In this speech, Faubus justifies his decision to shut down Little Rock’s public high schools for the year rather than complying with the Supreme Court’s order to continue with integration.

Orval Faubus

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 2, 2014

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Septima Clark Interview, July 1976

Septima Clark was an African-American educator and civil rights activist. The following excerpt is from a 1976 interview with Clark for the Southern Oral History Program Collection.

Jacquelyn Hall

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

July 7, 2014

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StoryCorps: Dr. King's Final Speech

“He really talked that night.”

Taylor Rogers and Bessie Rogers

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 8, 2014

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StoryCorps: I Was the First Black Student

“The students wouldn't speak to me...”

A.P. Tureaud Jr. and Steven Walkley

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 8, 2014

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Notes on Situation in Birmingham, Alabama 5/12/1963

President John F. Kennedy made these notes on May 12, 1963, in response to multiple bombings and subsequent rioting in Birmingham, Ala.

John F. Kennedy

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

July 9, 2014

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Gay and Lesbian Parents

In this nonfiction piece, Julianna Fields tells the story of Bailey and his two fathers. After protecting Bailey from onlookers' scorn when he was a child, the family decided to participate in a project showcasing the diversity found in local families.

Julianna Fields

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

July 26, 2014

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