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=Welcome to the Civil Rights Movement Pathfinder!= ==// Your key to learning about the Civil Rights movement, click on [|Pathfinder Word Document] to access all resources in one complete document! //==  __**Why are we learning this?**__ It is a major component of achieving equality for all American citizens. The Civil rights Movements is a key component of 20th Century American History and specifically the African American story in America...and it is a Georgia Performance Standard!


 * SSUSH22 The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1970.**
 * Explain the importance of President Truman’s order to integrate the U.S. military and the federal government.
 * ======Identify Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball.======
 * ======Explain Brown v. Board of Education and efforts to resist the decision.======
 * ======Describe the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and his I Have a Dream Speech.======
 * Describe the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.