READING DECATHLON '25 - '26

Black Lives Matter

Guiding Principles

13-Principles-Original.pdf

BLMPosterLessonPowerpoint (1).pdf

BLM Websites & Resources

8 facts about Black Lives MatterAs we mark 10 years since the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag first appeared on social media, here are eight facts about the Black Lives Matter movement.

HUSL Library: A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States: The Black Lives Matter MovementThis guide focuses on the civil rights that various groups have fought for within the United States.

Scholarly Articles on Black Lives Matter: History & MoreGale offers an overview of the Black Lives Matter movement, derived from scholarly sources & academic journals. Explore the history & find academic articles.

From Civil Rights to Black Lives MatterProtest expert Aldon Morris explains how social justice movements succeed

Black Lives Matter May Be the Largest Movement in U.S. History (Published 2020)Recent polls suggest that about 15 million to 26 million people in the U.S. have participated in recent protests.

Black Lives Matter (BLM)Black Lives Matter (BLM) is an international activist movement, originating in the African-American community, that campaigns against violence and systemic racism toward black people. BLM regularly protests police killings of black people and broader issues of racial profiling, police brutality, and racial inequality in the United States criminal justice system. In 2013, the movement began with the use of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media, after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African-American teen Trayvon Martin. Black Lives Matter became nationally recognized for its street demonstrations following the 2014 deaths of two African Americans: Michael Brown, resulting in protests and unrest in Ferguson, and Eric Garner in New York City. The originators of the hashtag and call to action, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, expanded their project into a national network of over 30 local chapters between 2014 and 2016. The overall Black Lives Matter movement, however, is a decentralized network and has no formal hierarchy. Since the Ferguson protests, participants in the movement have demonstrated against the deaths of numerous other African Americans by police actions or while in police custody, including those ofJonathan Ferrell,John Crawford,Ezell Ford,Laquan McDonald,Akai Gurley,Tamir Rice,Eric Harris,Walter Scott,Freddie Gray,Sandra Bland,Samuel DuBose,Jeremy McDole,Alton Sterling, andPhilando Castile. In the summer of 2015, Black Lives Matter activists became involved in the 2016 United States presidential election. There have been many reactions to the Black Lives Matter movement. The U.S. population's perception of Black Lives Matter varies considerably by race. The phrase "All Lives Matter" sprang up as a response to the Black Lives Matter movement. However, "All Lives Matter" has been criticized for dismissing or misunderstanding the message of "Black Lives Matter". Following the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, the hashtag Blue Lives Matter was created by supporters of the police. BLM has been encouraged to confront intraracial violence in the African American community. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).

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