Ohio Social Studies Strands Civil Rights Movement

Table of Contents Section 1 – American Heritage Section 2 – People in Society Section 3 – World Interactions Section 4 – Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Section 5 – Democratic Process Section 6 – Decision Making and Resources Section 7 – Science, Technology and Society

Civil Rights Movement Grade: 11 th and 12 th Class: 20 th Century America Unit: Civil Rights Movement Author: Amber Strawser

American Heritage Activity : Read King’s “I have a Dream Speech”

American Heritage Identify Chamberlain’s argument in this article on Brown vs. Board of Ed.

American Heritage Discuss how desegregation at Little Rock Central High School changed the face of American Education.

American Heritage Read some articles on the Little Rock Desegregation and determine the views of each

American Heritage Pretend you are a modern day Rosa Parks. What would the consequences be today? Why?

People in Society View this website and think on how hate and prejudice could influence someone to kill someone solely based on their race. Warning This sight is graphic and you should find it offensive!

People in Society Explore the Teaching Tolerance site and determine ways to combat prejudice.

People in Society Try to understand why people hate and where they learn it.

People in Society Create your own anti-hate poster. Here are some examples.

People in Society Make a list of of ways American Culture has benefited from our African American citizens.

World Interactions Compare Apartheid with the situation in America prior to the civil rights movement.

World Interactions Look at British statistics to see that America is not the only nation with these racial problems.

World Interactions Look at the Rwanda Civil War and write about what would have happened had the US race relations advanced that far.

World Interactions Read the article “Technology vs. African Americans” and decide if you agree.

World Interactions Imagine you are a black male. Do you feel you will be treated as well as a white male when pulled over by a police officer?

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Write a letter or send a form letter to a government official to state the way you feel about an issue. If you don’t tell them they won’t know.

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Work in a group and decide your own policy on a civil right issue of your choice.

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Discuss the importance of being a registered voter.

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities If you are 18 decide if you will register to vote and if you are not 18 download forms so that at 18 you may register easily.

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Develop a project that will help society and try to carry it out in your community

Democratic Process Returning to Little Rock, decide whether Governor Orval Faubus had the best interest of the nation when he made his decision.

Democratic Process Read the constitution and outline the rights granted by the constitution that were not given to African Americans.

Democratic Process What is a lobby and what do they do? rs/lobbyingdisc.htm

Democratic Process Research and find a lobbyist group that fights for civil rights.

Democratic Process Under the issue of profiling, useing the Constitution and other important American papers, form an opinion on whether profiling is constitutional.

Decision Making and Resources Looking at the above litigation, is there equality in education?

Decision Making and Resources What are the benefits to making school funding equal across the board. As a group decide how you would choose to use equal funding to provide equal education.

Decision Making and Resources Does affirmative action help African Americans get jobs or is it just a quota system? Read these articles and decide for yourself.

Decision Making and Resources Read some statistics on how much it cost to live and try to understand why minorities have a harder time getting the money to live.

Decision Making and Resources The economy is tight for all but more for African American’s than anyone. In a group determine three ways to change this.

Science, Technology and Society Although it is a bit juvenile it is neat, check this site out an explore African American inventors.

Science, Technology and Society Name as many African American scientist as you can, then check this website out and see how few you knew.

Science, Technology and Society This site on African American inventors is very full of pride. Do you think an oppressed people take more pride in their achievements. Take your side and be willing to debate.

Science, Technology and Society Benjamin Banneker was an inventor decades before he had rights, are you surprised that his inventions were accepted and used by white men.

Science, Technology and Society We got many things from George Washington Carver. Read his biography and identify the battles he had to fight to get where he was.

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