The Freedom Riders, Then and Now

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the Social Studies content area. It is most appropriate for 11th-12th grade students enrolled in a U.S. History class. This article both retells the struggles of the Freedom Riders who were beaten and arrested in 1961, and also interviews them on their experiences, more than 50 years later. It is accompanies by a photo gallery of before/after photos of the Freedom Riders.
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Direct Link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Freedom-Riders.html?c=y&story=fullstory#

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: text complexity, Freedom Riders, Civil Rights movement, informational text, segregation
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource
Resource Collection: Social Studies Reading Resources

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