The civil rights movement reshaped American history. This collection offers PreK–12 educators free civil rights lesson plans and resources that explore the people, events, and legislation that drove the fight for justice and equality—from the Jim Crow era through the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and beyond.
Students can examine the March on Washington, the Civil Rights Act, and the leadership of figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., while also learning about lesser-known stories from the Chicano Movement, the Gay Liberation Movement, and the continued push for civil rights today.
With civil rights movement lesson plans, classroom activities, and primary sources, this collection helps educators spark critical conversations about race, activism, and democracy—connecting the past to the present in meaningful ways.
Explore the collection and bring the story of the civil rights movement into your classroom.
