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Tell Them We Are Rising: Successes and Failures of Reconstruction for People of Color

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Students will determine major educational, social and political issues or problems facing African Americans following Reconstruction. Students will analyze the successes and failures of such...

Out of the Shadows | Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

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In this lesson, students view video clips from the film Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise covering the strengths and weaknesses of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, as well as the impact of the...

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