We Shall Overcome
Overview
Students analyze historical and contemporary primary sources to examine how citizens persevered to overcome injustice and affect change during the 1960s civil rights era and consider the lessons the first March to Selma and the events that followed in 1965 provide for us today.
Related Resources
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Today in History: First March from Selma
background information & primary sources -
Primary Source Spotlight: Civil Rights
Grade
Elementary, Middle School
Subjects
Civics, Music, Social Studies
Length
120 minutes
Topics
african americans, Alabama, bloody Sunday, civil rights, first Selma march, injustice, John Lewis, justice, Lyndon B. Johnson, Montgomery, selma, voting rights, We Shall Overcome
Author
Primary Source Nexus
