Civil Rights Movement Timeline Resources
Supreme Court Cases
Plessy vs. Ferguson (Write a caption for 1 of the photos.)
PBS - Landmark Cases
World Book - Plessy vs. Ferguson
View the Supreme Court Document:
World Book - Supreme Court Document
View a Photo:
American History - "Segregated Cinema"
Brown vs. Board of Education (Answer the following: What was Thurgood Marshall’s role in this case?)
PBS - Landmark Cases
World Book - Brown vs. Board of Education
Smithsonian National Museum of American History - Timeline of Segregation
Government Legislation
Civil Rights Act (Answer the following: What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?)
View the Primary Document: (See date on official US Govt stamp on the side):
Our Documents - Civil Rights Act
Answer discussion questions at the end of the article:
Constitutional Rights Foundation - Article
View a Photo:
American History - President Lyndon B. Johnson Signs the Act
Voting Rights Act (Answer the following: What was the tone set by President Johnson during his
speech?)
View the Primary Document: (See date on official US Govt stamp on the side):
Our Documents - Voting Rights Act
Impact of Voting Rights Act on the Civil Rights Movement:
World Book - Article
Listen to Lyndon B. Johnson's address on voting rights:
American History - Audio of Johnson
View a Photo:
American History - Image of LBJ with Dr. MLK Jr.
Civil Rights Movement Timeline Resources
Major Events
Montgomery Bus Boycott (Write an interview question for Rosa Parks.)
World Book - Montgomery Bus Boycott
Scholastic - Why the boycott worked - check out the interview with Rosa Parks
View Primary Source Documents:
National Archives - Rosa Parks Arrest Records
New York Times Newspaper Article
View Photos:
World Book - Martin Luther King Jr. organizing the bus boycott
Library of Congress - "Rosa Parks at the front of the bus"
Woolworth Drugstore Sit-In (Summarize in 20 words what happened during the Sit-In.)
Read Article:
NPR - Woolworth Building Article
View Photos and Video:
Smithsonian Magazine - Sit-Ins
Freedom Rides (Answer the following: How were Freedom Riders treated by whites and authorities in
the Deep South?)
Read Article:
World Book - Freedom Riders Article
March on Washington (Answer the following: What’s the message/purpose of the “I have a Dream”
speech?)
Read Article:
World Book - MLK Jr. Speech Article
Watch and listen to a part of the “I have a Dream” speech:
World Book - Watch and Listen to "I Have a Dream"
Read the entire “I have a Dream” speech:
NPR - "I Have a Dream" Transcript