Workshop: America's Civil Rights Revolution

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CTAH SUMMER 2006 WORKSHOP

"WE LIFTED OUR VOICES IN THUNDER TONES":
America's Civil Rights Revolution in Documents

August 14-18, 2006


Workshop Facilitators:
This workshop will focus on the Civil Rights Movement in the 20th century. We will discuss content and teaching strategies for the origins, events, and legacy of the mid-20th century civil rights revolution in the United States. We will discuss content and develop teaching strategies relating to civil rights leaders, groups, and opponents. Key themes include re-definitions of citizenship, the legal and ideological rationales for nonviolent resistance, and the changing role of the federal government.

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