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Text from a presentation titled "Primary Source" featuring Richard Wright's "Black Boy" with discussion questions about civil rights.
A text-based image discussing the role of primary sources in the civil rights movement and its founding principles.
Text from a presentation slide discussing the Founding principles and their relevance to African Americans during the civil rights movement.
Text on a document titled "Primary Source" discussing the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case and civil rights themes.

Full Primary Source Set: The Civil Rights Movement

Text from a presentation titled "Primary Source" featuring Richard Wright's "Black Boy" with discussion questions about civil rights.
Richard Wright, Black Boy, 1945
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A text-based image discussing the role of primary sources in the civil rights movement and its founding principles.
Sweatt v. Painter, 1950
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Text from a presentation slide discussing the Founding principles and their relevance to African Americans during the civil rights movement.
Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, 1952
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Text on a document titled "Primary Source" discussing the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case and civil rights themes.
Brown v. Board of Education, 1954
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Slide featuring a 1955 speech by Martin Luther King Jr. about the Montgomery Bus Boycott and civil rights principles.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Montgomery Bus Boycott Speech, 1955
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Text on a slide discussing the Southern Manifesto from 1956 and its implications for civil rights.
The Southern Manifesto, 1956
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Textual content from a document titled "Primary Source" about the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee founding statement.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Founding Statement, 1960
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A document titled "Primary Source" discussing James Baldwin's work and the civil rights movement.
James Baldwin “Fifth Avenue, Uptown”, 1960
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Image of a primary source document discussing the civil rights movement and Founding principles of liberty, equality, and justice.
Freedom Rides Photographs, 1961
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Text detailing primary sources on civil rights, featuring Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963
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Slide titled "Primary Source" featuring Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech and discussion questions.
Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963
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Text document featuring questions about civil rights and a speech by John Lewis from the March on Washington, 1963.
John Lewis, Speech at the March on Washington, August 28, 1963
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Presentation slide titled "Primary Source: 'We Shall Overcome'" with questions about civil rights movement principles.
We Shall Overcome
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A text-based image presenting questions related to Founding principles and their impact on African Americans during the civil rights movement.
Malcolm X, Message to the Grassroots, 1963
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Text on a slide titled "Primary Source: Civil Rights Act, 1964" with questions about liberty, equality, and justice for African Americans.
Civil Rights Act, 1964
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Text on a slide about Fannie Lou Hamer's testimony and questions regarding civil rights principles.
Fannie Lou Hamer Testimony before the Credentials Committee, Democratic National Convention, August 22, 1964
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Presentation slide about founding principles and civil rights, featuring a 1965 image of Bloody Sunday.
Images of Bloody Sunday, 1965
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A text-based graphic discussing the Voting Rights Act, its impact, and related questions on justice for African Americans.
Voting Rights Act, 1965
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Document titled "Primary Source" discussing lessons from Loving v. Virginia, 1967, with discussion questions for analysis.
Loving v. Virginia, 1967
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