Taking Lead: Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Learn how women took on leadership roles during the Civil Rights Movement by exploring the contributions of Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, and Dorothy Height with this interactive tutorial.
Resource ID#: 209613 Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Subject(s): Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Students
Keywords: Civil Rights Movement, leadership, women in leadership, Dorothy Height, Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights, discrimination, segregation, rights, S.C.L.C., S.N.C.C., Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, service, women, grassroot organizing, organization, poverty, protest, demonstration, anti-violence, equality, equal rights, desegregation, Constitution, Jim Crow laws, interactive, tutorials, elearning, e-learning
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Integrated Social Studies with Civics Original tutorials - Grades 6-12

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