The Struggle for Racial Equality and Civil Rights
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
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Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Emmett Till and MLK's I Have a Dream Speech
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ON THIS DATE
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY FROM THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON
- Mahalia Jackson - How I Got Over - LISTEN
- The Freedom Singers - We Shall Not Be Moved - LISTEN
- Joan Baez - We Shall Overcome - LISTEN
- Bob Dylan - Only a Pawn in Their Game - LISTEN
THEME: EMMETT TILL
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Murder of Emmett Till (5:59) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - What We Know About the Reopened Emmett Till Murder Case (8:55) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - C-SPAN Classroom - The Emmett Till Story Lesson Plan - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 9-12 - Facing History and Ourselves - “I Wanted the Whole World to See”: The Murder of Emmett Till Six Lesson Unit - DO
- Grades 9-12 - Library of Congress - Murder of Emmiet Till -READ
THEME: MLK 's I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH AND THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. (9:44) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - March on Washington Official Programs - READ
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - March on Washington Collection - VIEW, READ, DO, LISTEN
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Analyzing King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (5:35) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Analyzing King's "I Have a Dream" Speech Lesson Plan - DO
- Grades 6-12 -NHPBS LearningMedia - Students Reflect on “I Have a Dream” Speech (0:29) - VIEW and READ
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