http://historyexplorer.si.edu/rss?key=resourcesSmithsonian's History Explorer Resources Related To Book "Thurgood Marshall: Civil Rights Champion"http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=3014http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=3014<p>With the right resources, learners of any age can engage with the topics of nonviolence and civil rights. This webpage is a gateway to lesson plans, videos, family activities, and instructional media related to the nonviolent civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. The content within these resources will help students build familiarity with the civil rights movement and encourage them to think critically about civil rights in the past and today.</p> <p>Featured resources include videos and a teacher guide of the Museum's award-winning <em>Join the Student Sit-Ins</em> program, literacy-based family activities on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the student sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina, and an archived webcast of an oral history of the three surviving members of the Greensboro Four.</p>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:07:52 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=1125http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=1125<p><em>Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education</em>, an online exhibition, will help students understand an historic struggle to fulfill the American dream that set in motion sweeping changes in American society, and redefined the nation's ideals.&nbsp;The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education marked a turning point in the history of race relations in the United States. On May 17, 1954, the Court stripped away constitutional sanctions for segregation by race, and made equal opportunity in education the law of the land.&nbsp; Brown v. Board of Education reached the Supreme Court through the fearless efforts of lawyers, community activists, parents, and students.</p>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:50:51 GMT