M10 Overview
Module 10 - THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
image from Digital History Links to an external site.
Lesson Objectives:
Upon completion of this lesson, students should be able to:
- define the struggle for African-American Civil Rights
- contrast the reform efforts of women, Mexican-Americans, American Indians, gays and lesbians, and environmentalists
Module Audio Overview (Transcript)
Activities for Module 10:
- Text Reading from Digital History Links to an external site.- In this module, you'll be reading about the 1960's.
- Video Viewing: You'll get to see history in action viewing the following videos
- The Jackie Robinson Story: a 76 min biography of the first black man to play major league baseball during the twentieth-century.
- March on Washington (1963): a 20 min film documenting the highpoint of the Civil Rights Movement.
- Writing Reflection: You'll have an opportunity to write about what you've learned from this module's resources.