Suggested Civil Rights topics:

The Young Lords

The Weather Underground

Malcolm X

Black Panther Party for Self Defense (subtopics: Fred Hampton, Bobby Seale, Assata Shakur)

Anti-War Movement

Second Wave of Feminism (subtopics: Gloria Steinem, National Organization of Women)

American Indian Movement (subtopics: Alcatraz, The Second Battle of Wounded Knee)

Gay Liberation (subtopics: Stonewall)

For the “Influential People” assignment:

Here is a link to The Atlantic Monthly’s list of 100 most influential Americans.  For this assignment, please pay attention to the top ten of those top 100.  For more on how The Atlantic came to their conclusions about who was most influential, please read this corresponding article.