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English 9 Grade Civil Rights Research Project:

• Jim Crow Laws: PBS show; Museum of Racist Memorabilia; Spartucus;
• Freedom Rides, 1961: Freedom Rides; SNCC; Congress of Racial Equality; NPR radio show;
• Civil Rights Acts, 1964 and 1968: Documents; National Archives; Spartacus; 
• Voting Rights Act of 1965: Dept. of Justice; Documents; Congress of Racial Equality; Spartacus;
• NAACP: NAACP site; Africana online; 
• Ku Klux Klan in the southern US: Spartacus; Anti-Defamation League; 
• Brown vs Topeka Board of Education: General Information; Summary; Library of Congress; InfoPlease;
• School Desegregation/Busing:  About.com; Timeline; African-Americans; 
• Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955-56:  General Information; Africana Online; Boycott homepage; 
• Little Rock Crisis, 1957-58:  Central High School; Timeline (pdf); About.com; Little Rock 9;
• Los Angeles (Watts) Riots, 1965: African-Americans; General Information; Military Museum;
• Detroit Riots, 1967: Detroit Riots; First-hand account; Aboluste 

English 11 (GATE) Author Research:

• My Research Pathfinders: Word (.doc) or Pdf. These will help you keep track of your research as you work
• Plagiarism explanation and examples: Word (.docx) or Pdf
• MLA Works Cited and parenthetical citations: Word (.docx) or Pdf (coming soon)

Mexican American Lit (Aztec research):

• Geography: Brief description; Map; 
• Culture: Brief description; Civilizations in America project; Language & Symbols; Religion; Religion (another site); Art; Art (another site); AncientWeb (this is a store, but they have good information and interactive aspects); 
• Architecture: Architecture; Architecture (another site);
• Government: Government; Government (another site); Social Structure; Political & Social Structure;
• Economy: Economy; Economy (another site);
• Education: Schooling; young child education;
• Calendar: Calendar; Encyclopedia article;
• Entertainment: Fun & Games;
• History: Conquest of Mexico; General history; General History (another site):;
• Photos: With tidbits of information; 
• Tenochtitlan: Brief description; Another brief description; Capital City;
• People: La Malinche; La Malinche (another site); Moctezuma (Montezuma) II; Moctezuma (Montezuma) II (brief bio); Hernan Cortes;Hernan Cortes (another site)

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