Civil Rights Movement Reading Passages
Reading Results
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
This engaging U.S. history reading passage explores the brave actions of Rosa Parks and the beginning of the Montgomery ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. and "I Have a Dream"
This engaging history reading passage introduces students to the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on ...
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The March on Washington
This history reading passage explores the March on Washington, a key moment in the Civil Rights Movement. Students learn...
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Ruby Bridges and the Little Rock Nine
This engaging history reading passage explores the stories of Ruby Bridges and the Little Rock Nine, two important group...
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Voting Rights for African Americans
This passage explores the important history of voting rights for African Americans in the United States, following a cle...
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Cesar Chavez and Farm Workers' Rights
This engaging history reading passage explores the life and impact of Cesar Chavez, a key leader in the fight for farm w...
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The Space Race to the Moon
This engaging U.S. history reading passage explores the Space Race to the Moon, highlighting the fierce competition betw...
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Segregation in America After World War II
This rigorous U.S. history reading passage explores the persistence of segregation and continued inequality in the Unite...
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Jackie Robinson: Breaking Baseball's Color Barrier
This passage examines Jackie Robinson's historic role in breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. Student...
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Truman Integrates Military: Executive Action
This passage explores President Harry S. Truman's landmark decision to integrate the U.S. military in 1948 through Execu...
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Brown v. Board: Overturning Segregation
This rigorous U.S. history reading passage examines the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education and its ...
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
This passage explores the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-1956, focusing on the use of economic pressure by the African A...
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Rosa Parks 1955
This comprehensive passage examines Rosa Parks’ pivotal act of resistance on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955. Students...
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Martin Luther King Jr: Nonviolent Resistance Leader
This passage examines the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. in the context of nonviolent resistance during the Civil ...
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Little Rock Nine 1957
This comprehensive history reading passage examines the 1957 integration of Little Rock Central High School by the Littl...
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Students Sit-Ins 1960
This history reading passage explores the 1960 Sit-Ins, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement when African Ameri...
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Letter from Birmingham Jail 1963
This passage explores Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' from 1963, a turning point in the ...
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March on Washington 1963: I Have Dream
This reading passage examines the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 and the delivery of Dr. Martin Luther...
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Civil Rights Act of 1964: Banning Discrimination
This rigorous passage explores the causes, motivations, and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a landmark U.S...
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Freedom Summer 1964: Mississippi Voter Registration
This engaging passage examines the events and significance of Freedom Summer 1964, focusing on efforts to register Afric...
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Selma to Montgomery March 1965
This detailed passage examines the Selma to Montgomery March of 1965, focusing on the pivotal event known as Bloody Sund...
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Voting Rights Act 1965
This engaging passage examines the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and its impact on voting rights in the United States. Stude...
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Loving v Virginia 1967: Interracial Marriage Legal
This U.S. history reading passage explores the landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia (1967), which made interra...
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NOW National Organization for Women Founded 1966
This history passage examines the founding of the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966, a pivotal moment in the...
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Title IX 1972: Gender Equality in Education
This reading passage explores the history and impact of Title IX, the groundbreaking 1972 U.S. law that prohibited gende...
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Chicano Movement: Mexican American Civil Rights
This U.S. History reading passage examines the Chicano Movement, a significant civil rights campaign led by Mexican Amer...
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Cesar Chavez and United Farm Workers
This history reading passage explores Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers' organizing efforts during the Civil Righ...
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Mendez v. Westminster
This engaging passage introduces students to the landmark case of Mendez v. Westminster, which played a major role in en...
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Larry Itliong and the Grape Strike
This engaging U.S. history reading passage introduces students to Larry Itliong and the Grape Strike, a key event in the...
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Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta: Yes, We Can!
This engaging U.S. history reading passage introduces students to the inspiring story of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta...
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MLK Economic Justice
This engaging U.S. history reading passage explores Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision for economic justice during the Civi...
MLK Nonviolent Resistance
This detailed passage examines Martin Luther King Jr.'s strategy of nonviolence during the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. S...
MLK Montgomery Bus Boycott
This U.S. History reading passage explores the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement, and...
Martin Luther King Jr Early Life
This history reading passage explores the early life of Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on how his upbringing in Atlant...