Use this lesson with the Freedom Riders Narrative; The March on Birmingham Narrative; the Black Power Narrative; the Martin Luther King Jr., "Letter from Birmingham Jail," 1963 Primary Source; the Martin Luther King Jr., "I Have a Dream," August 28, 1963 Primary Source; the Civil Disobedience across Time Lesson; and the Civil Rights DBQ Lesson to discuss the different aspects of the civil rights movement during the 1960s.

This eLesson was written by Jotwan Daniels, a member of the BRI Teacher Council. Lesson Introduction: Following World War II, America experienced a dramatic economic boom - and a dramatic reorientation of American ideals at home.

What sparked the Berkeley Free Speech Movement?

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.