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#1. November 23, 2011
Dear Reader,
Wishing my American readers a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving season.
Will you be participating in that great American tradition: Black Friday shopping? I never have, because I hate the crowds, but I’ve heard that more and more people are turning to online deal sites and other cyber-shopping, in lieu of running out to Black Friday sales. How about you?
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See ya on the Net,
Barbara J. Feldman
"Surfing the Net with Kids"
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#2. Montgomery Bus Boycott
by Barbara J. Feldman
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On December 5, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, supporters of the Civil Rights Movement began a thirteen-month boycott against the city’s bus system as a protest against its policies of racial segregation. The boycott was lead by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., and was triggered by seamstress Rosa Parks, who days earlier had been arrested for refusing to move to the back to of the bus to make room for a white passenger.
Kids for King: Montgomery Bus Boycott
Kids for King is an educational initiative created by the Martin Luther King, Jr National Memorial in Washington, DC. This particular article for high school students presents an overview of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, followed by discussion questions. “Is it okay to break a law if you think it is wrong, or is it more important to obey the law? Do you think Rosa Parks was right to refuse to give up her seat? Can you think of other actions that do not hurt anyone but might increase visibility for something you care about?”
King Research and Education Institute: Montgomery Bus Boycott
“Sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks on 1 December 1955, the Montgomery bus boycott was a 13-month mass protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional.” For high-school and college students, this encyclopedia article from King Research and Education Institute offers hyperlinks to related articles, a complete bibliography for offline research, and a gallery of primary source documents. These documents include Rosa Park’s December 1, 1955 arrest report , a “Don’t Ride the Bus” leaflet (dated December 2, 1955) and a letter to the editor of the Montgomery Advertiser explaining “the use of Gandhi-like tactics.”
Montgomery Bus Boycott
In the months before Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white man, several other black women had also been arrested for similar incidents. Why was it Park’s refusal that lead to the Montgomery bus boycott? Learn more about the boycott and its place in the civil rights movement in this online special published by the Montgomery Advertiser newspaper. Best click is the interactive time line (covering from 1954 to 1957) with embedded video clips.
… Click to continue Montgomery Bus Boycott .
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Rosa Parks Printable
Martin Luther King, Jr. Printable
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Coloring Pages
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#5. Surfing the Calendar
National Game & Puzzle Week
Nov 20-26,2011
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Created
Nov 22, 2002
Billy the Kid’s Birthday
Nov 23, 1859
Thanksgiving Poems
Nov 24, 2011
Thanksgiving Fun
Nov 24, 2011
Thanksgiving
Nov 24, 2011
Thanksgiving Crafts
Nov 24, 2011
Thanksgiving: Games
Nov 24, 2011
Thanksgiving: Pilgrims of Plymouth
Nov 24, 2011
Thanksgiving: Pocahontas
Nov 24, 2011
Thanksgiving: Giving Thanks
Nov 24, 2011
International Day Elimination of Violence Against Women
Nov 25, 2011
National Flossing Day
Nov 25, 2011
Sojourner Truth Died
Nov 26, 1883
Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” Published
Nov 26, 1865
Louisa May Alcott’s Birthday
Nov 29, 1832
George Harrison Succumbs to Cancer
Nov 29, 2001
Mark Twain’s Birthday
Nov 30, 1835
#6. Quote of the Week
“Education is the transmission of civilization.” ~~ Will Durant ~~ (November 5, 1885 – November 7, 1981) American philosopher, historian, writer. Click here for more freedom quotes.
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