"Get on the Bus" 2011 Recreation of the 1961 Freedom Rides
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/2011/itinerary/
Interactive Map of the Freedom Rides
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/rides
Thinkfinity Lesson Plan
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/kennedy-administration-and-civil-rights-movement
Freedom Riders Resources
http://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/Freedom_Riders/Resources
The Lunch Counter
Go behind the scenes on February 1, 1960 as four African-American students from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical College walked into a Greensboro F.W. Woolworth and sat down at the white-only lunch counter, refusing to leave until they were served.
http://www.objectofhistory.org/objects/intro/lunchcounter/
Black History Resources
http://www.aresearchguide.com/300-331.html#301.45 (scroll down to Dewey Decimal number 305.896 for more)
Interactive Civil Rights Timeline
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/jbalkin/brown/index.html
History Mystery-Interactive Game
Civil Rights Part 1 - Solve the mystery in the fewest clues
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?game=2
The Road to Civil Rights - An Interactive Map
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/green/sns-civilrights-maps,0,5200761.mapmashup
Last updated Feb. 3, 2012
Grade 2
2.) Identify past and present contributions of a variety of individuals who have overcome difficulties or obstacles to achieve goals.
11.) Identify significant historical sites in Alabama, including locations of civil rights activities.
Grade 4 Alabama History
10.) Describe significant social and educational changes in Alabama during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
14.) Describe the social, political, and economic impact of the modern Civil Rights Movement on Alabama.
Grade 11
12.) Trace events of the modern Civil Rights Movement from post-World War II to 1970 that resulted in social and economic changes, including the Montgomery bus boycott, the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, the march on Washington, and the Freedom Rides.
