Superstars Civil Rights and the First Amendment
Newseum
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Websites:
1. WayBack - Civil Rights
http://pbskids.org/wayback/civilrights/index.html
Could you ever imagine getting a death threat because you attended school? Believe it or not, this is just one of the challenges that Melba Beals faced as one of the Little Rock Nine—the first African American students who attended Little Rock Central High. On this website, you can read her story, test your skills with quiz games, put your own comments on a famous photo from the Civil Rights Movement, and learn more about civil rights in American history.
2. Before the Boycott
http://www.beforetheboycott.com/launch.htm
Become a news reporter and go undercover on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. During this interactive experience, you will make observations and write an article. You can even add a photo and quotes.
3. Bill of Rights Concentration Game
http://www.quia.com/cc/67717.html
Learn each amendment of the Bill of Rights with this concentration matching game. Flip over the cards and see how fast you can memorize what’s in the Bill of Rights!
4. Restore the Bill of Rights Game
http://constitutioncenter.org/BillOfRightsGame/
Help! Your country needs you! A make-believe city called Freeville needs help restoring its rights after its Official National Computer crashed. With this game, learn what freedoms are guaranteed with the Bill of Rights, and help Freeville get its rights together again.
1. WayBack - Civil Rights
http://pbskids.org/wayback/civilrights/index.html
Could you ever imagine getting a death threat because you attended school? Believe it or not, this is just one of the challenges that Melba Beals faced as one of the Little Rock Nine—the first African American students who attended Little Rock Central High. On this website, you can read her story, test your skills with quiz games, put your own comments on a famous photo from the Civil Rights Movement, and learn more about civil rights in American history.
2. Before the Boycott
http://www.beforetheboycott.com/launch.htm
Become a news reporter and go undercover on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. During this interactive experience, you will make observations and write an article. You can even add a photo and quotes.
3. Bill of Rights Concentration Game
http://www.quia.com/cc/67717.html
Learn each amendment of the Bill of Rights with this concentration matching game. Flip over the cards and see how fast you can memorize what’s in the Bill of Rights!
4. Restore the Bill of Rights Game
http://constitutioncenter.org/BillOfRightsGame/
Help! Your country needs you! A make-believe city called Freeville needs help restoring its rights after its Official National Computer crashed. With this game, learn what freedoms are guaranteed with the Bill of Rights, and help Freeville get its rights together again.