Foreword by Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress

The inaugural publication in "Discover and Learn with the Library," an educational series published by the Library of Congress in association with the American Library Association, The Civil Rights Movement explores the titular topic through classroom-ready materials for teachers, librarians, and home educators working with grades 6-12. Designed to support state curricula and teaching standards, this full-color book combines facsimiles of primary sources from the Library's unparalleled collections with source citations, information about the sources' origins, teaching strategies, and guides to additional online resources. Offering a convenient way to integrate primary source material into classrooms and libraries, The Civil Rights Movement

• includes material that highlights the era's most frequently taught milestones: Rosa Parks's arrest and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Brown v. Board of Education, school desegregation in Little Rock, the Birmingham campaign, the March on Washington, the Selma civil rights marches, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965;
• reframes research as an engaging process that feeds curiosity, creativity, and change;
• prepares students for the future by developing their critical thinking skills;
• features perforated pages on each primary source for ease of sharing; and
• provides a background essay, an in-depth usage guide, and a variety of teaching ideas and other tools for educators.