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The Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March : Shaking the Conscience of the Nation

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Title:The Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March : Shaking the Conscience of the Nation
Date:1965
Description:

Web site providing a lesson plan about the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights march. The lesson plan includes an introductory question, historical context, maps of the route and of Selma, readings about the community and voter registration requirements, images from the march, a list of activities, and a list of supplementary resources.

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Types:Instructional materials | Maps | Photographs | Texts (document genres) | Web sites | Lesson plans | Teaching guides
Subjects:Selma-Montgomery Rights March, 1965 | Protest marches--Alabama | African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama | African American civil rights workers--Alabama | Civil rights workers--Alabama | Civil rights movements--Alabama | African Americans--Suffrage | Alabama--Race relations--History--20th century | Race relations | Historic sites--Alabama | Selma (Ala.) | Dallas County (Ala.) | Montgomery (Ala.) | Montgomery County (Ala.)
Collection:Teaching with Historic Places
Institution:National Park Service
Contributors:United States. National Park Service | Teaching with Historic Places Collection
Online Publisher:[Washington (D.C.)] : National Park Service
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Persistent Link to Item:http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/133SEMO/133selma.htm