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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Primary sources can help students explore just how controversial voting rights were in the century preceding the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), Government and Law
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law on July 2, 1964, he said that “the purpose of the law is simple. It does not restrict the freedom of any American, so long as he respects the rights of others.”
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), Government and Law, Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Use images from the Library of Congress to pique students’ interest and to inspire research questions about the American Civil Rights movement and the many people who worked for equal rights.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), Teaching Tools