Resources for civil rights movement projects:

Consider these as starting places:

Crash Course US History for 50's and 60's (the later ones might also help but I don't know which to point you to):

• Civil Rights and the 1950s: Crash Course US History #39
• The 1960s in America: Crash Course US History #40

Current News Sources for every topic:

• Southern Poverty law Center- Tracks oppression, modern struggles for equality, and hate groups in the US today 
• NPR Code Switch  <- Good for African-American and Chicano Rights current events

 
Chicano Movement:

• Timeline: Movimiento from 1960-1985 <-Also has lots of other good resources on the site- explore
•  Quick overview of some of the topics relevant to this movement
• Images from the Chicano Mural Movement 
• Latino USA- AWESOME NPR news program w/ great current events page 

Feminist Movement:

• Wikipedia- Timeline of Feminism in US <- You'll want to focus on events from 1950's on
• Planned Parenthood Newsroom <- Some current events here
• "Top 18 Issues Challenging Women Today" article

African-American Civil Rights Movement: 

• Civil Rights Movement timeline <- You'll want to focus on events from the 1950's on
• The Black Panther Party 
• #BlackLivesMatter