https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights 8th Grade Reading and English An overview of U.S. Civil Rights History from 1865-1957 en-us 2021-01-14 16:51:32 UTC 2025-12-31 08:52:44 UTC hello@padlet.com ssilkhuntley https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1088137829 Join Caitlin Verboon of the University of Maryland as she discusses the difficulties that a divided nation faced after the conclusion of the American Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. ]]> 2021-01-14 17:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1088137829 ssilkhuntley https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1088308064 Login in to our Scholastic Go! account.
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This article gives you a general overview of the Reconstruction Period.  There is a read aloud feature in the article.

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This article gives a good, general overview of the Reconstruction Period and its major events.]]> 2021-01-15 16:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1091932367 ssilkhuntley https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092157001 This 4 minute video gives a brief description of how the Black Codes were used to oppress newly freed slaves and their families. The link also includes a short article about Black Codes.]]> 2021-01-15 17:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092157001 ssilkhuntley https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092223116 This Ducksters Education Site gives a brief introduction to Reconstruction and some of its major events.]]> 2021-01-15 17:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092223116 ssilkhuntley https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092293182 Follow the link below to login into the KMS World Book account.  All articles in World Book have a read aloud option if you would like to use it.
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All three of the Reconstruction Amendments are discussed in this article. There is a read aloud feature on this page.]]> 2021-01-15 18:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092542941 ssilkhuntley https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092597695 1 minute video clip introducing the 14th Amendment.]]> 2021-01-15 19:07:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092597695 ssilkhuntley https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092612061 Video describing the 15th Amendment and its effects.]]> 2021-01-15 19:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092612061 ssilkhuntley https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092707217 This Khan Academy article explains the origins of the KKK.]]> 2021-01-15 19:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092707217 ssilkhuntley https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092718241 Follow the link below to login into the KMS World Book account.  All articles in World Book have a read aloud option if you would like to use it.
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This article, with optional read aloud feature, summarizes the history of the KKK in the United States.]]> 2021-01-15 19:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092718241 ssilkhuntley https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092744089 A 3 minute video from NBC News]]> 2021-01-15 19:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092744089 ssilkhuntley https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092768623 Follow the link below to login into the KMS World Book account.  All articles in World Book have a read aloud option if you would like to use it.
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]]> 2021-01-15 20:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092958015 ssilkhuntley https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092982479 Khan Academy article describing the case of Brown v. Board of Education and its importance to the Civil Rights Movement.]]> 2021-01-15 21:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1092982479 ssilkhuntley https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1093024691 Animated video about Brown v. Board of Education produced by the State Bar of Georgia.]]> 2021-01-15 21:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1093024691 ssilkhuntley https://padlet.com/ssilkhuntley/civilrights/wish/1093032671 Follow the link below to login into the KMS World Book account.  All articles in World Book have a read aloud option if you would like to use it.
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