Lessons 15-17: Key Civil Rights Leaders

Introduction

 Important Icon In this lesson, we will review some key Civil Rights leaders we have learned about. You will use what you have learned to create a presentation about that figure. Important Icon

 

Focus Questions:

Who were the political leaders of the Civil Rights Movement?

What role did political leaders have in the Civil Rights Movement?

Civil Rights Leaders

Hello, Students!

Up until this point we have learned about some very important figures during the Civil Rights Movement. Some of those important people are:

  • Rosa Parks
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Robert F. Kennedy
  • Oliver Brown
  • Thurgood Marshall
  • Ruby Bridges (we didn’t talk about her, but she’s pretty amazing)

For the next few lessons, you will choose a Civil Rights figure to research. Using what you have learned here as well as what you research, you will create a slideshow about your selected person. Your presentation should include a biography as well as key contributions he/she made towards the Civil Rights Movement. You may look at the rubric for information to include as well as a graphic organizer below

Assignment

Now, you will begin your research.  You will work on this for lessons 15-17 and will upload your presentation in lesson #18. You can download and print both the checklist and graphic organizer. Please use the checklist below to guide your work.

Key Civil Rights Figures Checklist Download Key Civil Rights Figures Checklist

This graphic organizer will be used to collect your information. You will need to have a link to your completed graphic organizer some place in your presentation.

  Key Civil Rights Figures Graphic Organizer Download Key Civil Rights Figures Graphic Organizer

   

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