CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT

Power to the People

1950’s to Present

Prompt: In groups of two or three, research a Civil Rights group of your choice . Explore what provokes the people to raise their voices—in the past and present. Identify the people involved, the key events/protests, and laws. You will explore various research sources.   Collect quotes, songs, and/or poems. Keep track of sources. Analyze and evaluate three (3) of your web sources using the "Evaluating a Website" handout found by clicking "Research Help."  (Many times, the groups are considered "radical" in society.)   Present your findings to the class.

Civil Rights Groups                     

	Blacks   Martin Luther King, Jr.—the peace movement Malcolm X Eldridge Cleaver—The Black Panthers
	Women
	Native Americans
	Labor  Farm workers Blue collar workers
	Environmentalists
	Gray Panthers
	Anti-war
	Hispanics
	Gays
	Northern Ireland
	Nisei (Japanese Americans) and Asians

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