Social Studies

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

This unit is one of the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s Teaching Literacy through History resources, designed to align with the Common Core State Standards. These units

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Most textbooks and children’s books about the boycott emphasize the second ingredient – the catalytic leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks –

Rosa Parks | Civil Rights Activist

After the Civil War and through the Civil Rights era of the 1950s, racial segregation laws made life for many African Americans extremely difficult. Rosa

Rosa Parks Free Unit Study

Rosa Parks was a brave woman who worked hard her whole life to promote civil rights. She is best known for not giving up her seat

Thurgood Marshall Makes a Difference

In this lesson, students will work in small groups to research Thurgood Marshall’s life and achievements, focusing on his influence on Civil Rights. They will

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