Civil Rights | WebEnglish

A Theme Page about the black people’s struggle for their civil rights in the US in the 60s with the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, suitable for intermediate-level students, A2-C1.

Warm-up

A More Perfect Union – YouTube (2:51)https://youtu.be/AA87JWa0bEwWhen Theresa Burroughs came of voting age, she was ready to cast her ballot—but she had a long fight ahead of her.

Rosa Parks, the icon of the American civil rights movement, has died aged 92. Her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on an Alabama bus in 1955 started a revolution in the US civil rights…

Rosa Parks & The Human Rights Movement « Chestnut ESL/EFLhttps://eslchestnut.com/2011/08/04/photos-of-the-week-5/A lesson plan from ESLchestnut to commemorate Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott in the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Parks in her own words

Who Were the Freedom Riders? | Wonderopolishttps://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-were-the-freedom-ridersToday’s Wonder of the Day might have you standing up–or sitting down–for what’s right.

Who Was Malcolm X? | Wonderopolishttps://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/Who-Was-Malcolm-XToday in Wonderopolis we’ll take a closer look at the life of one of history’s most controversial champions of African-American rights.

An unsung hero of the civil rights movement – Christina Greer | TED-Edhttps://ed.ted.com/lessons/an-unsung-hero-of-the-civil-rights-movement-christina-greer#review

In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington to nearly a quarter million people. None of it would have been possible without the march’s chief organizer – a man named Bayard Rustin.

Lesson Plan: The March on Washington and Its Impact | Lesson Plan | PBS NewsHour Extrahttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons-plans/the-march-on-washington-and-its-impact/Students will read Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech and explore themes such as the immediate impact of the March on society at the time and the long-term significance of the March.

Reading

The Civil Rights Movementhttps://topics.english-online.at/african-americans/civil-rights-movement.htmAfter World War II a new movement for civil rights began. African Americans started to have more confidence and believe more in themselves. They had served for their country with honour during the war and in the North many Blacks started living in better conditions. (A2)

Civil Rights Movement | History, Causes, Purposehttp://www.english-online.at/history/civil-rights-movement/civil-rights-movement-history-and-causes.htmThroughout American history, different groups of citizens have fought for rights that the American Constitution gave them.

The Origins of Jim Crow – Jim Crow Museum – Ferris State Universityhttps://ferris.edu/jimcrow/origins.htmThroughout the 1830s and ’40s, the white entertainer Thomas Dartmouth Rice (1808-1860) performed a popular song-and-dance act supposedly modeled after a slave. He named the character Jim Crow. – A portal to several texts about the Jim Crow Laws

The Selma-to-Montgomery Marches | National Geographic Societyhttps://www.nationalgeographic.org/news/selma-montgomery-marches-and-1965-voting-rights-act/Article on how civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and helped the Voting Rights Act of 1965 pass.

Selma to Montgomery: Pivotal in Civil Rights – Photo Essays – TIMEhttp://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1973747_2091481,00.html

Shocking. The attacks were captured by television and news cameras and the images of the angry, racist police beating on black marchers appeared on newspapers and in magazines around the world.

Read Through History: Ruby Bridges | Indianapolis Public Libraryhttps://www.indypl.org/blog/for-kids/black-history-timeline-1954-1968At the age of six Ruby Bridges became the first black child to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans.

Musicians and The Civil Rights Movement | MY HEROhttps://myhero.com/musicians-and-the-civil-rights-movement The Civil Rights Movement began in 1954 and achieved the enactment of laws put in place through 1968, but the struggle for social justice and equality is ongoing, more than half a century later

Civil death: how millions of Americans lost their right to vote | US news | The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/07/americans-voting-rights-disenfranchisementVoter disenfranchisement is an American tradition – we look at the historical roots of civil death

1963 March on Washingtonhttps://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/history/march-on-washington/A historic demonstration gained freedoms for Black Americans

Listening

American History: The Civil Rights Movementhttps://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/american-history-the-civil-rights-movement-133568983/116261.htmlThe 1960s brought major gains in equal rights for black Americans | THE MAKING OF A NATION

Online English – Martin Luther King Jr Video Listening Quizhttps://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/famouspeople/martin-luther-king/martin-luther-king-video-quiz.htmlWatch this short video about Martin Luther King Jr. When you have watched the video, scroll down the page to read the questions.

Rosa Parks, 1913-2005: Mother of the American Civil Rights Movementhttps://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/a-23-2009-03-07-voa1-83142862/116331.htmlOn PEOPLE IN AMERICA: Rosa Parks was a black woman who refused to give her seat on a bus in Alabama to a white passenger.

Listenwise – Comparing Black Lives Matter to Civil Rights Movementhttps://listenwise.com/teach/events/819-comparing-black-lives-matter-to-civil-rights-movementThere are parallels between the race struggles of Martin Luther King half a century ago and the Black Lives Matter movement of today.

Civil Rights History Project | National Museum of African American History and Culturehttps://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/initiatives/civil-rights-history-projectThe Museum and the Library of Congress have produced an invaluable look at the Civil Rights Movement through the Civil Rights History Project

Civil Rights Movement – Part 1https://www.teachertube.com/videos/civil-rights-movement-part-1-490158Hello class! Welcome to Civil Right Movement Part 1. If we’re gonna talk about this movement, or time period in history you need to understand what your civil rights are. Part 2

I’ve Been to the Mountaintop (animated) / ViewPure (4:12)http://www.viewpure.com/V0PMJD8qKKE?start=0&end=0“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” is the last speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. King spoke on April 3, 1968, at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. On the following day, King was assassinated.

Viewing

Civil Rights: A Kid-Friendly Explainer | BrainPOP – YouTube (5:40)https://youtu.be/tT3EIKmKpaQ
In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby introduce kids to the American Civil Rights Movement of the ’50s and ’60s (A2)

Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Montgomery Bus Boycott for Kids | Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King – YouTube (5:11)https://youtu.be/WKEGou1zPII
American civil rights movement took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s. It emerged as a response to the existing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. (A2)

Civil Rights Heroes – YouTube (34:24)https://youtu.be/Nl94eZWrkC8

You will learn about the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, Ruby Bridges, and Jackie Robinson! (A2)

I Am Rosa Parks – Read Along w/ Words on Screen – YouTube (14:50)https://youtu.be/DcJMEDR-87w
Watch, listen and read aloud to learn about America’s “First Lady of Civil Rights.” Rosa Parks was an extraordinary citizen who changed the world. (A2)

Civil Rights Movement Cartoon: Watch this Civil Rights Movement for Children Cartoon (Black History) / ViewPure (3:00)http://viewpure.com/jaeMr7dk6OQ?ref=tr

Watch an overview of the African American Civil Rights Movement for kids (Black History). Click CC for subtitles

Civil Rights and the 1950s: Crash Course US History #39 / ViewPure (11:57)http://www.viewpure.com/S64zRnnn4Po?start=0&end=0John Green teaches you about the early days of the Civil Rights movement. By way of providing context for this, John also talks a bit about wider America in the 1950s.

Dr. King’s Legacy in Memphis: a 360 Look at the National Civil Rights Museum – YouTube (4:20)https://youtu.be/UWDHj99rGeAThe National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee sits on the site of the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th1968

Frederick Douglass | Laurence Fishburne – YouTube (5:27)https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=235345534202663Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist, social reformer, and one of the most famous intellectuals in the 19th century. Laurence Fishburne tells the remarkable story

The life of Rosa Parks – YouTube (4:57)https://youtu.be/2o0iF7fnsDwFind out in 5 minutes about Rosa Parks, often called the ‘Mother of the Freedom Movement’ and what made her so remarkable.

The hidden life of Rosa Parks – YouTube (4:59)https://youtu.be/tLfbmepDd4cLearn about the life of civil rights activist Rosa Parks— her work with the NAACP, bus boycotts, and her lifelong fight against racial inequality.

Resources: To Shatter the Foundations of White Supremacy | Smithsonian Learning Labhttps://learninglab.si.edu/resources/view/278948

At the height of the Civil Rights Movement in 1964, the Freedom Summer project drew thousands of volunteers to register black voters. – Click through the introductions.

Resources:: The March on Washington | Smithsonian Learning Labhttps://learninglab.si.edu/resources/view/1063The 1963 March on Washington was a milestone in the Civil Rights Movement. Harry R. Rubenstein, curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American …

A Message For People Who Want to Change the World | Kid President Travel Show Ep2 – YouTube (7:11)https://youtu.be/qVYWExKkx7YRobby and Brad travel to Selma, Alabama to meet some kids making a difference and a woman who was a freedom fighter during the Civil Rights Movement.

Birmingham, Alabama’s children helped change America’s laws on racial discrimination | The Economist – YouTube (4:43)https://youtu.be/xtlPydktxOcGwendolyn Webb has been a civil rights activist since she was 14 years old. She tells us what happened when she took part in a seminal civil rights march

“Freedom Riders” Trailer – YouTube (2:16)https://youtu.be/d8CAKAXR-AM“Freedom Riders”. In 1961, segregation seemed to have an overwhelming grip on American society.

History: Bet You Didn’t Know – March on Washington on Vimeo (2:32)https://vimeo.com/67224181History’s “Bet You Didn’t Know” web series focuses on some of history’s little known facts. hscusa.tv provided full post production services…

Civil Rights Foot Soldiers | American Freedom Stories | Biography – YouTube (4:09)https://youtu.be/cWRJaSuDhTkThey will never get their names in the history books, yet the foot soldiers of the Civil Rights movement changed history for the better

What I Know About King (3:00)https://www.facebook.com/Upworthy/videos/2177743028933210/“You hear how no one asked us how we are doing today. Or if we need anything. Or if we have eaten.” Special thanks to Tianna Bratcher and Youth Speaks

MALCOLM X (Civil Rights Leader) – Black History Month – YouTube (3:52)https://youtu.be/fOfgWImsGuYMalcolm X was a Civil Rights leader who whose life journey brought him from fighting for equal rights “by any means necessary” to fighting for justice with peace! Learn more about his story here.

Freedom Rides of 1961-Part 1 | PBS LearningMedia (4:51)https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/freedom-part-1/freedom-part-1/2008 ceremony opening the Freedom Rights exhibit at the Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station sets the stage for how we see the Freedom Rides today. Interview with Freedom Rider Bruce Boynton describing how he got involved in the rides. Part 1 of 6.

Dr King’s Legacy in Memphis: a 360 Look at the National Civil Rights Museum (4:20)https://youtu.be/UWDHj99rGeAThe National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee sits on the site of the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th, 1968. Take a 360 inside the museum and see how Dr. King’s teachings influence key moments in the Civil Rights Movement

Black History Month Collection | PBS LearningMediahttps://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/black-history-collection/#.Wn1WHqh5VEaThe history of African Americans in Georgia dates back to the earliest days of slavery in the colony. After freedom from slavery, African Americans waited nearly one hundred years for the promises of the 14th and 15th amendments to be kept.