Social Studies Resources

Civil Rights Movements

The main aim of the civil rights movement was to give everybody equal rights regardless of color skin color, gender, nationality, religion, disability or age. The aim of the movement which peaked in the 1960’s was to ensure that the rights of all people are equally and are protected by the law. Civil rights include a number of things for example the right to free speech, assembly, a fair trial. You can read more about this and the amazing people that helped to make these changes below. As always have fun learning and enjoy.

Civil Rights MovementBrimming with comprehensive, cross-curricular content, including 14 videos, primary source images and documents, compelling photo galleries, interactive maps, artwork, music, and more, this virtual collection invites students into an engaging exploration of some of the most significant events of the Civil Rights Movement.

You know the name Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. What about these names? Do you know how each of these people supported Civil Rights? Click on each name to learn more.

Rosa Parks Thurgood Marshall Cesar Chavez

Jackie Robinson Mohandas Ghandi Nelson Mandela

The Georgia Encyclopedia

September 11, 2001

On September 11, 2001, four airplanes changed American history. Two of these planes took off from Boston. After being hijacked by terrorists, the first of the planes hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City at 8:46 a.m. The second plane hit the South Tower at 9:03 a.m. The third plane, which left Dulles airport outside Washington D.C., struck the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m. The fourth plane left Newark airport and was hijacked like the rest of the planes. The passengers on this plane tried to regain control of the plane, but the hijackers crashed this plane into a field in Pennsylvania. At 9:59 a.m., the South Tower collapsed. The North Tower fell at 10:28 a.m. Around 3,000 people died on September 11, 2001, including firefighters, police officers, the people in each of the Trade Center building, those on each of these airplanes, and the hijackers on the planes. The area in New York, where the World Trade Center once stood, came to be known as Ground Zero. Memorials went up everywhere in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania, where each of the planes had hit and people lost their lives.

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Brittanica for Kids

BrainPop

Famous Georgians

Jimmy Carter, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Juliette Gordon Low, Jackie Robinson - do you know these names? They are all famous for making history! What do you have in common with them? They all live or lived in Georgia! Click on any of the pictures to the left and visit the birthplace of each of these famous Georgians. See what else you might have in common with them.

Jimmy Carter

Juliette Gordon Low

Martin L. King Jr.

Jackie Robinson

Virtual Field Trips

Physical Features of GeorgiaThe Physical Features of Georgia virtual field trip guides students through twelve of the state’s physical features: the Blue Ridge Mountains, Brasstown Bald, the monadnocks (Arabia, Panola, and Stone Mountains), Red Top Mountain, the Fall Line, Providence Canyon, Okefenokee Swamp, the Savannah and Chattahoochee Rivers, and the barrier islands.

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