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Standard USHC-8.1

USHC-8.1 Analyze the African American Civil Rights Movement, including initial strategies, landmark court cases and legislation, the roles of key civil rights advocates and the media, and the influence of the Civil Rights Movement on other groups seeki...

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Black History Month: A Modern Perspective

Lesson

Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Students will understand the importance of the creation of Black History Month and the contributions of African Americans in the United States and the world.

Mahkia Green - Civil Rights Protests

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Students will use the video "Rise Up" by Mahkia Green and other research to compare and contrast social justice protesters from the past and today.

Global and Local Research Inquiry Handout - Gilda Cobb-Hunter Video Part 1&2 | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

Episode 7

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Grades: 5 8 9 10 11 12

Use the Part I Gilda Cobb-Hunter video to have students strengthen their research and inquiry skills. This handout is another great way to combine social studies and ELA.

Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Part 2 | SC African American History Calendar

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter Discusses her Role in the Removal of the Confederate Flag Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter has served in the South Carolina State House of Representatives since 1992...

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

Lesson

Grades: 11

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...