1964 included a number of important civil rights events critical to the ongoing march for racial equality and justice. These resources can help take students back to this important year.
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1964 Civil Rights Milestone |
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Ratification of 24th Amendment |
America’s Story from America’s Library |
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NYC School Boycott |
Civil Rights Digital Library |
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference campaign in St. Augustine, Fla. |
BlackPast.org |
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Mississippi Freedom Summer Launch |
World History Project |
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Murder of Chaney, Goodwin and Schwerner |
This Day in History |
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Malcolm X’s speech at founding rally of the Organization of Afro-American Unity |
BlackPast.org |
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Enactment of Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
The Dirksen Congressional Center |
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Freedom Democratic Party Interview |
MSNBC |
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech |
The King Center Digital Archive |