Civil Rights Movement
Research Pathfinder
Ms. Rekowski
U.S. History II

Using your knowledge of history write a paper which addresses the following writing prompt.

From 1954 to 1968 leaders of the Civil Rights Movement used various methods to affect change.
Describe the leaders, the methods they used, and analyze the extent to which they were successful.

@Silver Lake Regional High School Library

Use Spectrum to search for books on your topic. Below is a sample of books that have been placed on reserve for your class.

REF 103 DIC Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Studies of Selected Pivotal Ideas
REF 909.826 NEW     The Times In Review 1960 - 1969 a New York times decade book
REF 909.826 PAR       Day By Day : the Sixties

@Silver Lake Regional High School Library Online
www.slrsd.org/slrhs/library

QUALITY ARTICLES In Our Database Library
    Use these databases at home with the password list available at the library circulation desk
ABC-CLIO American Government, American History, Ancient History, World History,Social Studies ebooks
Biography Resource Center Biography
eLibrary   Magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, maps, pictures, and AV files
Gale Student Resource Center biographical, health, literary criticism, business, and professional articles
Grolier General Information
Infotrac  General, biographical, health, literary criticism, business, and professional articles
CQ Researcher   Current issues and opinions - society, environment, health, education, and science
Newsbank Back issues of the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Cape Cod Times
Opposing Viewpoints

Stop by the library to pick up the password list or log-in to MassONE and visit the SLRHS Library workgroup.

@Suggested Websites

History Sites

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module: The Tumultuous 1960s
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/module21/index.html

History Now
http://www.historynow.org/06_2006/index.html

Internet Modern History Sourcebook /Fordham University
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook38.html

Library of Congress
African American Odyssey: Civil Rights Era
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html

National Civil Museum
http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/

Writing and Citation Sites

Cite your sources using the Chicago Manual of Style
http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php

Landmark Citation Maker
http://citationmachine.net/

To help organize your research, check out the sites below:

A+ Research and Writing

Big 6

@Your Local Library

There are many students working on this project. Make sure you visit your public library for more resources. Below are links to the public libraries. With your library card, you can reserve books right from your computer or make use of the databases provided by the public libraries.

Holmes Public Library (Halifax) - Kingston Public Library - Plympton Public Library
Boston Public Library (sign-up for a free eCard)

3/17/09 Ms. Rekowski
SLRHS Library