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6th Grade Social Research-Present day Civil Rights Era?: Home

Ms. Hilmer ELA/Social Studies

Essential Question:

Are United State citizens still fighting for civil rights? Has a new civil rights era begun?

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter: text set
Newsela
Dozens more NFL players took a knee in protest on Sunday
Five years on: Recalling Trayvon Martin and the birth of Black Lives Matter
Orlando Sentinel

LGBTQ Rights

First transgender lawmaker makes history by being elected in Virginia
Associated Press
White House lifts transgender student bathroom guidance
Associated Press
The Stonewall Riots: Catalyst for Gay Rights Movement
History.Com

Women

#MeToo: A timeline of events
Chicago Tribune
Issue Overview: Income inequality
Bloomberg
Women's marches around the world continue one year after election
Associated Press