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Posted by: Anne Savage
Join us for a very special webinar with Teaching Tolerance on Thursday April 16th at 4 ET: Selecting Primary Sources to Examine the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Posted in: African American History, Government and Law, News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
In this one day workshop for K-12 educators, Library of Congress education specialists will model strategies for using primary sources relating to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to engage students, build critical thinking skills, and construct knowledge.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Anne Savage
On Thursday, March 19 at 4 PM ET, Teaching Tolerance and the Library of Congress will co-facilitate the third in a series of monthly webinars on teaching and learning about the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), News and Events
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
In the small town of Selma, Alabama, in the early weeks of March 1965, a series of marches took place that brought the nation's civil rights struggle to a point of crisis, and that captured the attention of the world.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the conditions that led to it and its legacy are the subjects of a four-part webinar series. Co-facilitated by education experts from Teaching Tolerance and the Library of Congress, the series will invite participants to examine unique primary sources from the Library's collections that illuminate the laws and practices that preceded the act as well as discuss teaching strategies to use in the classroom.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), News and Events
Posted by: Anne Savage
On Thursday, January 22 at 4 PM ET, Teaching Tolerance and the Library of Congress will co-facilitate the first of a series of monthly webinars on teaching and learning about the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), News and Events
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Walk with civil rights activists as they march against racial segregation. Pick out the details of a nineteenth-century factory. Zoom in on the faces of children at play one hundred years ago. As teachers begin planning for the next school year, the Library of Congress invites students everywhere to touch, draw on, and explore some of its most valuable treasures--all via its three newest free interactive ebooks for tablets.
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
We've already announced the Library's first online conference for teachers, "The Library of Congress and Teachers: Unlocking the Power of Primary Sources," and here's what we're looking forward to!
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Bring your questions! Bring your experiences! Bring your friends! The Library of Congress is hosting its first online conference for teachers, and you’re invited.
Posted in: News and Events