6 NYS Education Department Alignment This CIVIC Inquiry Kit aligns with the New York State Education Department Grade 8 Social Studies Scope and Sequence. Grade 8 Social Studies: United States and New York State History UNIT 6: From World War II to the Present: The Changing Nature of the American People Essential Question: Has the United States of America lived up to the promise and potential of its history and status? 8.9 DOMESTIC POLITICS AND REFORM: The Civil Rights Movement and the Great Society were attempts by people and the government to address major social, legal, economic, and environmental problems. Subsequent economic recession called for a new economic program. (Standards 1, 4, 5) Internal Division and Unrest 8.9a, 8.9b Civil Rights Movement: ● Segregation and longstanding inequalities ● Nonviolent movement ● Key groups (African Americans, women, Native Americans, individuals with disabilities, farmworkers, LGBT community) ● Key leaders (Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Lyndon Johnson) Historical thinking skills connected to this CIVIC Inquiry Kit: ● Getting information from a variety of primary and secondary sources ● Interpreting information ● Analyzing and evaluating information ● Synthesizing information from historical sources ● Contextualizing information ● Synthesizing, corroborating, and applying information ● Communicating and defending a position clearly ● Citing sources ● Evaluating online resources ● Participating in group discussions