Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Later Years (1965-1968)

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

6

Overview

This collection includes photographs, documents, and objects to tell the story of Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 6

    SS10.6.9

    Critique major social and cultural changes in the United States since World War II.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.6.9

    Vocabulary

    • Brown vs. Board of Education
    • Montgomery Bus Boycott
    • Freedom Rides
    • Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March
    • Motown
    • AM/FM radio
    • protest songs
    • demonstrations
    • genre
    • political assassinations
    • latchkey children
    • Civil Rights Movement

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • The key figures involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
    • The major social and cultural changes that occurred in the United States post WWII.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Critique multiple points of view to explain the ideas and actions of individuals and ethnic groups to gain equality.
    • Cite evidence to support changes in social and cultural traditions using primary and secondary sources.
    • Evaluate the contribution of technology and mass methods of communication to influence people, places, ideas, and events.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There were important the social and cultural changes that occurred in the U.S. after WWII.
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    CR Resource Type

    Informational Material

    Resource Provider

    Other

    Resource Provider other

    Smithsonian Learning Lab
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