This lesson may be used as a conclusion to a unit on the ...



Civil Rights Technology Lesson

This lesson may serve as a conclusion to a unit on the Civil Rights Movement. It can also be used to focus student attention to the civil rights activities that took place specifically in Alabama.

1. As a warm up and review activity, use and ask the class as a whole, or individually, to identify the events and significance of each point on the timeline provided at the website.

2. Divide the class into four groups and assign each group one of the following cities: Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, or Selma. Instruct students to visit the following sites which contain background information and primary source documents. Each group must prepare a presentation about their city’s role in the Civil Rights Movement. If Internet access is limited, the information at each site may be printed ahead of time and distributed to students in hard copy form.

Montgomery Information













Tuscaloosa Information









Birmingham Information

















Selma Information















3. Have each group present the findings of their research and discuss as a class the impact of each city on the Civil Rights Movement as whole.

4. Show the following presentation to the class, and have students individually write a reflection concerning their impressions and feelings about the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama.

[add link to “ala powerpoint” file]

The following are quotes taken from seniors in Tuscaloosa, Alabama who viewed the above presentation.

[add link to “student quotes” file]

5. As a follow up activity students working in groups can create their own PowerPoint presentations about the role of Alabama in the Civil Rights Movement.

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