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Unsung Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Examine the impact of Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Constance Baker Motley, and other women whose contributions to the Civil Rights Movement have not always been recognized.

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Join us in examining the impact of Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Constance Baker Motley, and other women whose contributions to the Civil Rights Movement have not always been recognized. Explore Facing History & Ourselves's resources, teaching strategies, and tools to help your students look at key moments in the struggle for democracy and human rights in United States history.

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Unsung Women of the Civil Rights Movement

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Unsung Women of the Civil Rights Movement

About this event:

Supporting Materials

You might also be interested in…

The Struggle for Racial Justice and Voting with Dr. Carol Anderson

Literacy with a Social Studies Lens: Reading, Speaking and Listening for Deeper Learning

Dolores Huerta's Life of Indefatigable Resistance

Remembering Daisy Bates: Orator at the March on Washington

Women's Suffrage at 100: The Key Role of Black Sororities

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Teaching Holocaust and Human Behaviour Manchester Workshop

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