Civil Rights

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    Civil Rights
    March on Washington
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    In this unit we briefly examine the roots of the Civil Rights Movement and the ascension of Martin Luther King Jr. to the forefront of the effort to end discrimination.  We will examine landmark Supreme Court Cases, the resiliency of the Little Rock Nine, and ultimately the impact of this movement on modern American society.