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The 1964 convention disillusioned many within the MFDP and the Civil Rights Movement, but it did not destroy the MFDP itself. The MFDP became more radical after Atlantic City, inviting Malcolm X to speak at its founding convention and opposing the war in Vietnam.
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This is a lesson to help students learn important historical information about the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950's and 60's. It is designed to introduce students to common beliefs of the time as well as important individuals in the movement. It will ... help students to make judgments about how society today is different because of the Civil Rights Movement. The lesson will also utilize technology to bring the lesson alive for the students.
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Find sites for Medgar Evers, the African American civil rights leader and field secretary for the NAACP who was assassinated at the age of 37. Sites offer biography, publications, media productions, essays, and articles about the legacy of civil rights leader and army veteran.
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The MBC has created a free, web-based resource for K-12 teachers to use when introducing students to civil rights history. Supported by The Oprah Winfrey Foundation, the project features a searchable database and on-demand video and audio programs that can compliment textbooks and print material.
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Fortunately, the piece about Berry is not without humor, saying at one point that the Brown decision "created fertile ground from which the civil rights movement grew" and that Berry is "one of the fruits of that flowering." And Berry herself, in another aw shucks confession, makes her own contribution to levity:
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The families of civil rights martyrs like Medgar Evers and Vernon Dahmer played an important role in their efforts. Analyze their participation, and consider the extent to which you would have offered similar support had your family members been involved in this way.
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