Time,+Continuity,+&+Change

"Studying the past makes it possible for us to understand the human story across time. The historical experiences of societies, peoples and nations reveal patterns of continuity and change. Historical analysis enables us to identify continuities over time in core institutions, values, ideals, and traditions, as well as processes that lead to change within societies and institutions, and that result in innovation and the development of new ideas, values and ways of life."

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Essential Question:
From the beginning of our country's time we have defined core values of freedom, equality, and independence, we find these specifically stated in the Declaration of Independence " all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Since its inception, this has been a difficult goal to attain. This statement seems like common sense and easy to attain however our modern history has been a series of repeated civil rights movements, so why has it been so hard for every American to have freedom, equality, and independence?

Directions
Below you will find various primary sources that I have provided for you to help you to answer the essential question. Each source is provided digitally with a link to it's original website. To complete this unit, you must individually analyze each provided source using the APPARTS Template. You must also find four (4) more primary sources on your own and analyze them on the same paper as the provided sources. There are several online depositories of primary sources, a couple I recommend are http://digitalvaults.org and http://www.archives.gov. Be sure to put a link to your chosen primary sources on your APPARTS template so you can refer back to them when you are completing your blog post. As you are analyzing your sources, be sure to pay attention to what is //explicitly stated// (stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt) and what is //implied//( suggested but not directly expressed). This will help you to reach your best conclusions and answer the essential question.

Required Sources
Marches 

Protests

I am a Man

Desegregation of Schools

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Little Rock Nine

Women in the Civil Rights Movement

Women's Liberation

People with Disabilities

Americans with Disabilities Act

Universal Design