Teaching guides: Social structures

The City Beautiful movement

Teaching guide<br>The City Beautiful Movement

By Sarah Alvarez

In the Progressive Era of the early 20th century, Progressives responded to political corruption, economic instability, and social concerns by calling for greater government action and other political and social measures.
APUSH: KC - 7.1.II

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Black Art and the Civil Rights Movement

Teaching guide<br>Spiral: Black Art and the Civil Rights Movement

By Sarah Alvarez

During and after World War II, civil rights activists and leaders, most notably Martin Luther King Jr., combated racial discrimination utilizing a vareity of strategies, including legal challenges, direct action, and nonviolent protest tactics.
APUSH KC - 8.2.1.A

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