Primary Source Packet: Setting the Stage for Civil Rights

Use primary sources in your classroom to analyze how African Americans fought for civil rights in the early 20th century.

The Setting the Stage for Civil Rights Primary Source Packet provides resources that help expand the narrative of African Americans' struggle for civil rights. The sources and corresponding guiding questions share stories about how the foundation for the larger movement was laid decades earlier.

Available for purchase through this online store and through Amy Feole (not in the store at the Minnesota History Center).

Kit Contents

• Reproductions of 17 Primary Sources including: photographs, documents, census records, objects, oral histories
• Teacher's Guide with discussion questions and activity suggestions