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Implementing a Civic Action Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are provided with a six-step process for empowering students to plan and implement civic participation projects in the community. They look into solutions to community problems and seek ideas for actions project in...
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Create a Magic Lantern Show; Freed People in the Reconstruction South

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Engage your scholars by having them create "magic lantern shows" inspired by the film Dr. Toer's Amazing Magic Lantern Show: A Different View of Emancipation. As they study the South's Reconstruction through primary sources, learners...
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Dr. King’s Leadership in the Aftermath of the Bombing of Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of nonviolent resistance. In this nonviolent resistance lesson, students consider how Dr. King led during the aftermath of the bombing of Birmingham's Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
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Individual Resistance & Social Change

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the Brown v. Board of Education case. In this segregation lesson, students study the details of the case and compare it the Mendez v. Westminster case.
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The American Dream

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students expand their knowledge by researching on the Internet the African American civil rights movement and compiling a timeline of events and heroes. In addition to the civil rights timeline, students identify the key historical sites...
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Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe an intimate view of the life of Eleanor Roosevelt including her childhood experiences and personal relationships, it explores her role in American politics, civil rights, and foreign affairs.
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Fair Housing and Diversity

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students study the civil rights law of the fair housing act and reinforce learning by playing different intriguing games like Minority Monopoly, which teach diversity adn equality.
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People Who Made a Difference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers practice using new vocabulary related to equality, social justice and civil rights. They describe how one person can contribute to the common good. They research a person of their choice and share how they have made a...
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Who's Who In Black History

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the life and achievements of promident African-Americans. As a class, they participate in acting out various scenes of a play which represents the Civil Rights era. They discuss how the world might be different...
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Abraham Lincoln and Reconstruction

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study Presidential Reconstruction during the Civil War years. They examine the role of the Executive Branch of government, especially in wartime. They investigate the complex issues of how Congress took on the role of...
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African-American Iowans: History, contributions & Accomplishments.

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore lives of African-Americans in Iowa. Students will examine biographies and discuss perspectives of African-Americans. They will then create posters illustrating elements of those lives finally, putting on a five act play...
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President Bush's Decision Points: Torture & the Rule of Law

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore terrorist interrogation issues. In this human rights lesson plan, students read articles and documents related to torture in terrorist investigations. Students respond to discussion questions regarding the articles....
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Rosa Parks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the heroic actions of Rosa Parks. In this African-American lesson, students read the book, Rosa Parks: My Storyand create a timeline of the events from the biography.
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To March or Not to March?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils read historical artifacts about the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and analyze the choices made during the time. In this March on Washington activity, students read Martin's Big Words and the 'Step Back in Time' sheets....
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Land and Liberty: The Saga of Sam McCulloch

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The struggles of Sam McCulloch, a free black man, to be recognized as a citizen entitled to own land in Texas are the focus of research project that ask groups to examine a series of primary source documents and piece together...
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Opposition to the AK Native Claims Settlement Act

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars research the ANCSA and report from small groups about what they read.
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Court Documents Related to

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars use the National Archives to researcj cout coduments related to Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Road to Revolution

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners discuss reasons war erupted between Britain and the colonies. They examine and explain critical events of the 1760s, and discuss what rights and beliefs Americans felt were being violated.
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Andrew Jackson and the Use of Martial Law and the Suspension of Habeas Corpus

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the use of martial law at the Battle of New Orleans. In this Andrew Jackson lesson, students analyze primary documents pertaining to the move by Jackson to use martial law in the battle. Students then consider situations...
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Rosa Parks

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete a variety of written and discussion activities regarding Rosa Parks and the Alabama bus boycott and how they changed an accepted way of life in America.
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Sojourner Truth, African American Woman of the 19th Century

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine Sojourner Truth's philanthropist acts during her life. They discover that everyone has the right to be heard by their government. They compare and contrast the woman's movement and the anti-slavery movement.
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Stolen Car Mini-Trial

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a mock trial about stolen cars. In groups, they take turns representing their clients and examining how a court operates. Other students act as the jury and share their reasons for the verdict they deliver.
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Indian Removal: The Cherokees, Jackson, and the “Trail of Tears”

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine executive power. In this Indian Removal lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the "Trail of Tears". Students respond to discussion questions regarding the lecture.
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The Adarand Case: Affirmative Action and Equal Protection

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the Adarand case.  In this American Government lesson, 11th graders create a list of reasons for each affirmative action program.  Students develop a defense on certain issues and present it to the class. 

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