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Here are the teacher pack items for The Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s:
Overview In this experience, students view a photograph of Little Rock Central High School and predict its role in the civil rights movement. Then they examine three events that helped shape the civil rights movement in the 1950s. Next they read about Martin Luther King Jr. and his role in the civil rights movement. They then compare the Black Power Movement to King’s approach of non-violence. Finally they research a key individual or organization of the civil rights movement and write a report. Decide how much time you want to allow students for the research project in scene 4 and assign the experience with a relevant end date. Students are given a list of individuals and organizations. If you want to ensure that the entire list is covered, you may assign a topic to each student instead of letting students choose their own. You may also choose to expand the list so that every student has a different topic. Objectives
The struggle for African American civil rights began long before the 1960s, but this decade is most associated with the civil rights movement and its major progress. In this experience you will learn about some of the highlights of the struggle for civil rights during this period.
Objectives
Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas
Think about what you know about civil rights in the United States prior to the 1960s. What role do you predict that Little Rock Central High School may have had in the civil rights movement? If you don’t know, use your imagination.
If students have a hard time coming up with a reasonable answer, prompt them: What was a major setting for the struggle to end segregation in the United States?
