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Historical Effects

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine how events affect characters in the text The Watson's Go to Birmingham--1963.  In this historical effects lesson, 5th graders read from the book and complete a worksheet. Students discuss racism and segregation...
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Will the Supreme Court Vouch for Vouchers?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate past Supreme Court decisions that have centered on education issues and assess the ways in which those decisions have impacted American education. They consider the controversies surrounding the issue of school...
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Documents Related to Brown v. Board of Education

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze photographs taken at schools during the Civil Rights Movement. They take a few minutes to examine a photograph, and write down everything they saw in the photograph. After a few minutes, students share their findings.
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Remembering Jackie Robinson

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students create a list of famous African Americans, then read a news article about Jackie Robinson. For this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary activity, then students read the news...
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The Children's March

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students watch the film, The Children's March. In this civil rights lesson, students view a video on the Civil Rights Movement in Montgomery Alabama. Students then complete a worksheet that will prompt a classroom discussion about the...
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Civil Rights

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders survey how controversial court cases have changed the viewpoints of civil rights.  For this U.S. Government lesson, 12th graders work in small groups to prepare summaries of specific court cases, then present their...
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Satchel Page

For Teachers 5th
Bring a lesson about Negro League Baseball to your Black history unit, or any other research unit throughout the year. While the lesson plan itself is simplistic, there are several good ideas that you could use, such as creating trading...
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What Effect Does A Communities Attitudes/Values/And Beliefs Effect Student Behavior And Influence Curriculum

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how race relations effect the kinds and amount of educational resources individual schools receive within a school district.
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"Separate But Equal" Revisited

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine the struggle for desegregation during the Civil Rights Movement. They assess ways in which race relations have and have not changed since the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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The Battleground: Separate and Unequal Education

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students examine the purpose and goals of education in African American society. They analyze photos, answer discussion questions, and participate in a class discussion.
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Separate But Equal Video

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders watch the video "Separate But Equal." They choose an incident or event from the video that is interesting or meaningful to them and write an objective news article and an editorial.
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Boundary Crossing

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the issues that arose as a result of boundary crossing.  In this US History lesson, 7th graders research supreme court cases in regards to crossing boundaries.  Students present their findings to the class.
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Brown v. the Board of Education: Success or Failure?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify reactions to Brown v. Board of Education. They evaluate the extent to which Brown was successful in desegregating American education. Students evaluate the role of the judiciary in affecting societal change.
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Learning the Hard Way

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore instances of segregated education around the world, supporting and refuting the idea through debate and persuasive essay.
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"Rosa Parks"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use information from the Time 100: Rosa Parks Web site to explore Parks's decision to challenge Montgomery's segregation laws. They answer four questions and apply this information by delivering an introductory speech.
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What was life like for African Americans after the Reconstruction?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the origins and effects of Jim Crow laws and how specific legislation supported segregation. The lesson provides foundational, historical background for unit on the media's role in the social justice campaign of the...
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Simple Justice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe the effect of segregation on black and white children. They explain how these effects were proven in court.Students describe the effects that are still being felt today and what we can do to counteract them.
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The Battleground: Separate and Unequal Education

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
Students investigate the history of unequal education in the United States and the impact on African American history. In this unequal history lesson, students discuss the purpose of education and describe an ideal school. Students...
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Mendellian Genetics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars describe the inheritance patterns other than simple dominance. They are taught how Mendel's principles apply to all organisms. Students review the use of Punnett Squares. They are taught the principles of probability...
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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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When Youth Protest: Student Activism and the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, 1955-1970

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explain the meaning of the following terms associated with the modern Civil Rights movement: segregation; integration; civil rights; civil disobedience.
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Documents Related to Brown v. Board of Education

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research and discuss the case of Brown v. Board of Education by reviewing documents associated with the case.
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (Kansas) (Grades K-3)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine the Brown v. Board of Education case in Topeka, Kansas. They re-enact the courtroom and discuss how school would be different today if this case never existed. They discuss how public education has been affected by this...
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Now Let Me Fly -- A Black History Reader's Theater Script

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Young scholars study African American history, Jim Crow laws, and seperate but equal statutes by performing a Reader's Theater script. They perform Marcia Cebulska's, Now Let Me Fly, which may be requested online.

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