year 12 Modern History (General) Unit 4
civil rights leaders
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Britannica School will be a good place to start researching as it will give you an overview of the person and their achievements.
Britannica is available as one of your Connect classes. |
Martin Luther King Jr
Source: Getty Images
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Housten, B. (2021). Mourning Martin Luther King Jr: the life and legacy of the civil rights leader. https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/martin-luther-king-jr-life-legacy-civil-rights-myths-death-who-shot-him-facts-dream-speech/
Elton, M. (2018). Martin Luther King's unfinished dream: the historians' view. https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/martin-luther-king-junior-jr-king-assassination-shot-civil-rights-movement-life-death/
Fleming, A. (2008). Martin Luther King, Jr.: a dream of hope. Sterling.
Ganeri, A., & Barber, N. (2003). Martin Luther King Jr. Franklin Watts.
Gogerly, E. (2004). The dream of Martin Luther King. Wayland.
Jakoubek, R. E., & Wagner, H. L. (2004). Martin Luther King, Jr: Civil rights leader. Chelsea House.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. (n.d.). About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. https://thekingcenter.org/about-tkc/martin-luther-king-jr/
NBC News. (2018, April 4). MLK talks 'new phase' of civil rights struggle, 11 months before his assassination [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xsbt3a7K-8&t=290s
Rare Facts. (2017, November 8). I have a dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s
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Rosa Parks
Source: Wikimedia
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Ashby, R. (2008). Rosa Parks: Freedom rider. Sterling.
Kuhlman, E. (2016). Parks, Rosa. In Women Political Activists. Modern World History database.
Library of Congress. (2022). Rosa Parks: in her own words. https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/rosa-parks-in-her-own-words/about-this-exhibition/#explore-the-exhibit
Richard, K. J. (2020). Beyond the bus boycott: the impact of Rosa Parks on the civil rights movement. https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/188416
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Malcolm X
Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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CBC. (2010, April 8). Malcolm X on Front Page Challenge, 1965: CBC Archives [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7IJ7npTYrU
Jura, A. (n.d.). Malcolm X and black nationalism in the civil rights movements. Study.com
Malcolm X. (2016, October 26). Famous Malcolm X speech "any means necessary" [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awg_62EbZ60
Rollo, J. A. (n.d.). Malcolm X: biography, speeches and assassination. Study.com
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John F Kennedy
Source: Getty Images
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John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. (n.d.). The modern civil rights movement and the Kennedy Administration. https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/civil-rights-movement
JFK Library. (2023, June 10). An unfinished agenda: President Kennedy and civil rights, 60 years later [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdCG0K-i6bs
John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. (1963). Televised address to the nation on civil rights [Video]. JFK Library Foundation. https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/televised-address-to-the-nation-on-civil-rights
National Park Service. (2021). The Kennedy's and the civil rights movement. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-kennedys-and-civil-rights.htm
Nurse, D. (n.d.). John F. Kennedy's role in the civil rights movement. Study.com
University of Virginia. Miller Center. (n.d.). The Civil Rights Act of 1964. https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/the-civil-rights-act-of-1964
WGBH Educational Foundation. (n.d.). JFK and civil rights. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/jfk-domestic-politics/
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Lyndon B Johnson
Source: NYPR
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University of Virginia. Miller Center. (n.d.). The Civil Rights Act of 1964. https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/the-civil-rights-act-of-1964
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