Civil rights workers

A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Copies: 1

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamed of a world free of hate, prejudice, and violence. "I have a dream," he said in one of his speeches. "I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they won't be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

Author:

David A. Adler

Lexile:

680L

A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Girl from the Tar Paper School

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Copies: 7

Before the Little Rock Nine, before Rosa Parks, before Martin Luther King Jr. and his March on Washington, there was Barbara Rose Johns, a teenager who used nonviolent civil disobedience to draw attention to her cause. In 1951, witnessing the unfair conditions in her racially segregated high school, Barbara Johns led a walkout—the first public protest of its kind demanding racial equality in the U.S.—jumpstarting the American civil rights movement.

Author:

Teri Kanefield

Lexile:

1100L

Wrath of Grapes Boycott Speech by Cesar Chavez

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Chavez delivered this speech at various times and places kicking off an entire campaign in May 1986 to promote consumer awareness of pesticide use.

Statement at Pacific Lutheran University Speech by Cesar Chavez

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César Chávez, “Statement at Pacific Lutheran University,” speech given in March 1989.
(Alternative to Commonwealth Club Address)

* The Cesar E. Chavez Foundation is the intellectual property owner of Cesar's name, voice, image, and likeness, speeches and writings. Permission to reproduce said intellectual property for publication purposes may be obtained by contacting the: Cesar E. Chavez Foundation,634 South Spring Street Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90014, T: (213) 362-0260,Fax (213) 362-0265, E: info@cecfmail.org

1984 Cesar Chavez Address to the Commonwealth Club of California

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1984 Cesar Chavez Address to the Commonwealth Club of California

Address by Cesar Chavez, President
United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO

The Commonwealth Club of California
November 9, 1984--San Francisco

The Long Walk to Freedom (2004)

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Twelve civil rights activists share their experiences with San Francisco students. Includes brief video autobiographies of the activists and a section where students respond with questions, poetry, songs and essays.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

00:30

10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, Vol. 3 (2006)

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Features three of ten documentaries on major events in American history and includes Einstein's letter to President Roosevelt warning that Germany may develop an atomic bomb, Elvis Presley's appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, and the 1964 murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

02:18

10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, Vol. 3