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

Year: 2011

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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

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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.

Roots of Racism – Thinking Like a Historian about Racism | Asynchronous Studio Lessons

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Teachers in this lesson have students evaluate current events surrounding racial discrimination. Teachers lead students through why and how historians use a historical lens to discuss racial issues in...

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

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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...

Before Brown: Organizing for Equal Opportunities | Modjeska Monteith Simkins House

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Modjeska Simkins discusses the lack of basic amenities, and financial problems of the three room school house where her mother and sister worked.

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...