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

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

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

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...