13.1.2 - SQ1 Primary Sources

Compelling Questions:

Is protest good?

Supporting Question 1:

What was the national civil rights movement trying to do?

 Primary Sources

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Title Source
Interview w/ Facing History and Ourselves Links to an external site. Elizabeth Eckford
The Sit-In Movement Links to an external site. Diane Nash
"Letter from a Birmingham Jail" (April 16, 1963) Links to an external site. Martin Luther King Jr
"I Have a Dream Speech" (August 28, 1963) Links to an external site.  Martin Luther King Jr
"An account of MLK Day March" Links to an external site. Phyllis Tyler

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Title Source
Marchers Crossing Bridge During the March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama (1965) Links to an external site. Library of Congress
African American Children with an American Flag, Probably During the Selma to Montgomery March (1965) Links to an external site. Alabama Archives
Marchers in Montgomery During the Selma to Montgomery March (1965) Links to an external site. Alabama Archives
Bloody Sunday Cartoon Links to an external site. Herbert Block
Two Minute Warning Links to an external site. Smithsonian
The Beating Links to an external site. Smithsonian


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