RILINK Schools: Grade 7 Research: Orange Activists

Ralph David Abernathy

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
New Georgia Encyclopedia
NPS.gov article

Julian Bond

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
NAACP article
Brittanica
NPS.gov article
New Georgia Encyclopedia article
PBS NewsHour video
Free at Last - public library book

Medgar Evers

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Brittanica
Library of Congress
NAACP
FBI
America’s National Parks podcast
Mississippi Public Broadcasting video

Jesse Jackson

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Brittanica
Rainbow PUSH Coalition
King Institute
NPS
Leaders of Black Civil Rights - public library book

Coretta Scott King

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
The King Center
Brittanica
Academy of Achievement
National Women’s History Museum
Academy of Achievement video
MLK Nonviolence Series video
Coretta Scott King - public library book
Coretta Scott King - public library book

Clara Luper

Infobase African American History
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Library of Congress Civil Rights History Project oral history interview
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Clara Luper Legacy site
Oklahoma Historical Society
African American Registry
NPR
The Oklahoman video
Library of Congress video

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland

Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Library of Congress Civil Rights History Project oral history interview
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Joan’s website
National Museum of American History
Library of Congress podcast
CBS Mornings video
Fox54 News Huntsville video
Storytellers Project video

Bayard Rustin

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Brittanica
King Institute
NPS
SNCC Digital
JFK Library
Rustin Center website
PBS Learning Media video

Nina Simone

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Nina Simone’s website
Brittanica
National Women’s History Museum
NPR article and videos

Whitney Moore Young

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
King Institute
Brittanica
Clark Atlanta University
Harvard Square Library
Smithsonian
African American Civil Rights Movement
Google Arts & Culture
theGrio Politics video
National Association of Social Workers video

Madam C.J. Walker

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Thurgood Marshall

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Mary White Ovington

Infobase History Research Center
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Jo Ann Robinson

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Malala Yousafzai

World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
Malala’s website
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Britannica
Nobel Prize article
UN.org article
The TED Interview podcast

Mamie Till-Mobley

Infobase African American History
World Book (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)

Amanda Gorman

World Book (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)

Ann Makosinski

Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Ann’s website
Forbes article
TEDx Talk

Eleanor Roosevelt

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Ella Baker

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Ella Baker Center website
Brittanica
King Institute article
National Civil Rights Movement video
Making Our Way Home - public library book
Peace, Love, Action! -public library book
Rad American Women A-Z - public library book
Fifty Black Women Who Changed America - public library book

Stokely Carmichael

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Brittanica
NPR
National Archives
American Public Media audio clip
PBS video
The March Against Fear - BMS library book
March Against Fear - public library book

Myrlie Evers-Williams

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Brittanica
NAACP
NPS
The History Makers
CUNY Address audio clip
Visionary Project video
Leaders of Black Civil Rights - public library book

Vernon Jordan

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Brittanica
NPR
New Georgia Encyclopedia
PBS News Hour video
Rainbow PUSH Coalition video

Joyce Ladner

Infobase African American History
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Library of Congress Civil Rights History Project oral history interview
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
The History Makers
SNCC Digital
Civil Rights History project podcast
LOC oral history interview
The Scholars video
Smithsonian video

Malcolm X

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Brittanica
King Institute
PBS
PBS Learning Media video
The Civil Rights Movement
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly
Malcolm X: Rights Activist and Nation of Islam Leader

Diane Nash

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
SNCC Digital
King Institute
Smithsonian
Tennessee State Museum
News Channel 5 Nashville video
PBS Learning Media video

Bobby Seale

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Brittanica
Bobby Seale’s website
National Archives
PBS
Library of Congress
AARP
PBS video

Roy Wilkins

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
NAACP
Brittanica
JFK Library
MNopedia
AAREG
University of Minnesota
King Institute
Smithsonian article and video
City of Saint Paul video

Oprah Winfrey

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

W.E.B. Dubois

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Shirley Chisholm

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Ida B. Wells

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Dorothy Height

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Kelvin Doe

Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia (for background) - look at sources for more info
Kelvin’s website
Imagination Matters article
Black History article
TEDxTeen video

Bryan Stevenson

Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - go to the sources at the end
Equal Justice Initiative
NYU Law
The History Makers
Americans Who Tell the Truth
RFK Human Rights
TED talk
BMS book
SORA eBook
eZone eBook
eZone audio
BPL book

Susan B. Anthony

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Ella "Babe" Didrikson

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Daisy Bates

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
National Park Service article
National Women’s History Museum article
Encyclopedia of Arkansas article
Essence article
Southern Living article

Marian Wright Edelman

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Brittanica
Children’s Defense Fund
The History Makers
TED talk
50 Black Women Who Changed America - public library card

James Farmer

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Brittanica
JFK Library
African American Civil Rights Movement
Encyclopedia Virginia
PBS Learning Media video

Coretta Scott King

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
The King Center
Brittanica
Academy of Achievement
National Women’s History Museum
Academy of Achievement video
MLK Nonviolence Series video
Coretta Scott King - public library book
Coretta Scott King - public library book

John Lewis

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Brittanica
American Bar Association
ACLU
US House of Representatives
NPR video
PBS Learning Media video
Freedom Riders - BMS library book
Legendary Labor Leaders - BMS library book
March: Book One - BMS library book
March: Book Two - BMS library book
March: Book Three - BMS library book
Run: Book One - public library book
March: Book One - public library book
March: Book Two - public library book
March: Book Three - public library book
Freedom Riders - public library book

James Meredith

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Brittanica
King Institute
National Portrait Gallery
National Archives
Library of Congress podcast
WUSA 9 video
The March Against Fear

Huey P. Newton

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
National Archives
Brittanica
PBS
Huey P. Newton website
Famous African Americans

Ruby Bridges

Infobase African American History
World Book (AskRI.org)
Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (AskRI.org)

Andrew Young

Infobase African American History
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Brittanica
King Institute
Georgia State University
Today in Georgia History article and video
GPB Education video
Atlanta News First video

Michelle Obama

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Booker T. Washington

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Katherine Johnson

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Mary Church Terrell

Infobase History Research Center
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Iqbal Masih

Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
World’s Children’s Prize article
US Dept of Labor site
The Famous People article

Boyan Slat

Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Boyan’s website
Time article
UN article
TEDx Talk

Jack Andraka

Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia (for background) - look at sources for more info
Smithsonian Magazine
Obama White House Archives
TED Talk
#KidsDeserveIt podcast

Rose Schneiderman

Infobase History Research Center
Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)

Greta Thunberg

Explora Secondary (AskRI.org)
World Book Student (AskRI.org)
Biography Reference Center (AskRI.org)
Wikipedia - (for background) - look at sources for more info
Brittanica
BBC article
Time article
TED Talk