Online+Resources

home ** The web is rich with resources on the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. **** Below you will find some links to resources which will complement your study on this topic. **   There is a lot to explore on the [|The Freedom Riders]website. Before you watch the movie, learn about the civil rights activitists who challenged segregation in 1960s, by retracing the freedom rides using the interactive map. Then read about [|Jim Zwerg], a freedom Rider who took part and his reasons and listen to an [|Interview with Rosa Parks] and her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955. Remember your focus questions as you explore each link.

Before you listen to [|Dr Martin Luther King's Speech]"I have a dream", ask youself what you already know about this. Will it be useful for your purpose?

[|Collaborating for Indigenous Right - Civil Rights]is part of the National Museum of Australia and has many resources on the civil rights movement in Australia. Use your skills at skimming and scanning to find relevant information. Go to the search function and type in 'Charles Perkins'. What did you learn?

Watch the documentary [|The Civil Rights Movement was Glorious]of commentaries from people who lived through the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Ask yourself, are the sources relevant and can you use them? Are they suitable for your purpose? Then check out some of the other videos on the page. How do they compare?

Read [|The Road to Civil Rights,] an fantastic ebook on your ipad and take a journey through one of America's most defining and significant periods in their history. Listen to audio transcripts, watch videos and read biographies on the pioneers of the movement. Use the sitemap or the search function to locate specific information. What have you learnt? Where can you get more information about these issues?

At the [|Voices of Civil Rights] read the overview then check out the online exhibition of personal accounts and captioned photographs from that era. Ask yourself, is this visual material useful for your study of this topic? If so, don't forget to acknowledge the use of the material.

[|Civil Rights Digital Library]has an extensive range of educational material from libraries, archives, museums, public broadcasters, and others. Use the key word search function to find relevant information and then 'refine your search' using the options at the top of the page. The site is a little text-heavy so you need to be patient but you will be rewarded with lots of varied and relevant information. This is a good opportunity for you to practise those information literacy and searching skills you have learnt.

Check out the and become an effective searcher of information!