About This Lesson
This lesson plan provides a complete overview of the modern Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1972. It is part of a comprehensive unit plan that was developed for middle and high school teachers and was highlighted in the National Education Association magazine "NEA Today." It features the National Visionary Leadership Project's unprecedented collection of video history interviews with African American pioneers by Dr. Camille Cosby and Renee Poussaint; a timeline of the Civil Rights Movement; and a wealth of primary source materials, including photographs, speeches, and historical documents.
