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\n\"On\n\n
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\nOn the Air\n

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\nLearners explore the issue of race in television since the 1950's, focusing specifically on African-American entertainers. After researching important issues, events, and television personalities of specific decades, students create TV...\n
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\n\"Emmett\n\n
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\nFacing History and Ourselves\n
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\nEmmett Till: Connecting the History of Lynching to The Murder\n

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\nThough the murder of Emmett Till shocked 1950's America into turning attention to the racial crimes of the South, it was far from the first time racism had erupted into violence. High schoolers examine the killing in context with the...\n
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\n\"Rosa\n\n
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\nRosa Parks Changed the Rules\n

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\nStudents listen to a story about Rosa Parks and examine the bus seating rules of the 1950s. In this civil rights movement lesson, the teacher reads students a book about Rosa Parks, then students complete a worksheet with a diagram of...\n
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\nRomare Bearden's The Dove - A Meeting of Vision and Sound\n

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\nHigh schoolers explore African american culture of the late 1950's and 60's through various primary sources including literature, music, art and others. They then prepare and conduct a mock interview and present with the class.\n
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\n\"Nonviolence\n\n
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\nNonviolence as a Tool for Change Lesson 1\n

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\nStudents examine voting rights in the South during the 1950s and 1960s. In this civil rights lesson, students examine legal rights and the opportunity to cast votes. Students research primary documents regarding the topic and share their...\n
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\nA Picture's Worth a Thousand Words\n

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\nHigh schoolers analyze the numbers of male vs female administrators and teachers from their school. In this gender equality lesson plan, students use school yearbooks from the 1950's threw present to count how many male vs. female...\n
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\nConsumer Culture in the 1950s: New Shopping Centers and Advertising trends\n

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\nStudents examine the effect of suburbs on American cities. They identify the changes the cities had to face after people moved elsewhere. Using primary source ads, they compare them with contemporary ads and discuss what can be found out...\n
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\n\"Boomtime\n\n
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\nBoomtime\n

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\nStudents view a short film about the rise of prosperity after World War II. They examine the role of status symbols and owning vehicles. They compare and contrast advertisements from the 1950's with those from the 1990's.\n
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\nCoup to Revolution: U.S. foreign Policy in Iran\n

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\nStudents read and discuss the Iran country Profile from the CIA World Factbook. They describe the current relationship between the United States and Iran. Students complete additional readings, and answer questions about them. They...\n
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\n50's Dance Day\n

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\nStudents observe and demonstrate a variety of dances from the 1950's. In class they practice The Swing, Bunny Hop, Stroll, and The Twist, then participate in a Fifties Dance Day party. Students dress up for the dance and participate in...\n
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\nIntegration of Education\n

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\nStudents explore the history of Civil Rights and how the struggle for Civil Rights and the Second Reconstruction, transformed society and politics in the United States in the 1950s. Then they identify why American Schools are integrated...\n
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\n20th Century Civil Disobedience\n

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\nStudents write from varying perspectives in the American South about the civil rights movements in the 1950s. In this civics lesson, students view video clips and take notes. Students discuss the film and listen to a lecture on...\n
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\nThe Cold War: Civil Defense or Nuclear Disarmament?\n

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\nStudents research the positions of civil defense and nuclear disarmament during the Cold War era. They participate in a class debate to support a given position.\n
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\nRosa Parks: Mini Biography\n

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\nDiscover the fascinating story of Rosa Parks, including the realities of segregation she was forced to face throughout her life, her monumental role in sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and her continued fight for social...\n
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\nThe March on Washington Logistics Then and Now\n

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\nI have a dream ... that all pupils will be able to organize a march of their own after learning about how Bayard Rustin organized the 1963 March on Washington for civil rights. Young reformers work collaboratively examining informational...\n
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\nOn This Day: Statue of Liberty\n

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\nThe Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of freedom since the people of France gifted it to the US. Today, as immigration debates grip the nation, learners consider the iconic image. Using a vintage newsreel about the statue, a scholar's...\n
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\nGold or Silver? Jim Crow at the Panama Canal\n

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\nStudents examine the system of Jim Crow used in the Panama Canal zone until the mid-1950s. Teams investigate the impact it has had on quality of life of workers and make presentations\n
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\nAs We See It: Little Rock Central High School\n

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\nStudents investigate the events of the 1950's, 60's, and 70's that occurred at Little Rock High School. They identify turning points in the progress of the school while relating them to the events of their own school experience.\n
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\nLesson 13- Lucille Ball: What's So Funny\n

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\nYoung scholars study who were important in Hollywood cinema in the 1940's, 1950's and today. They participate in a comedy improv exercise.\n
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\nPast and Present New York Through A Comparative Study of Photography and Poetry\n

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\nYoung scholars study New York in three time periods, 1890-1930, 1930's, and 1950's-60's. They discuss themes that are important in each time block. They describe a brief historical picture of each time period before they approach works...\n
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\nIn the Struggle for Equality and Justice for All\n

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\nStudents focus on the struggle for minorities rights. They describe the civil rights movement of the late 1950's and the 1960's. They trace the roots of the movement in the second-class treatment accorded many black Americans and...\n
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\nSegregation in Prince Edward County\n

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\nEleventh graders examine the history of integration as it applied to Virginia high school in Prince Edward County. They evaluate a map of Virginia counties, read and analyze a first person narrative of a young girl involved in a boycott...\n
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\nElvis Lives!\n

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\nYoung scholars use the internet to research the origins of rock and roll. In groups, they gather information on Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, his life and music. They work together to create a video on the 1950s and Elvis.\n
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\nBaby Boomer TV Worksheets\n

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\nIn this crossword puzzle worksheet, students complete a 22 clue crossword puzzle about television shows that were popular in the 1950's and 1960's.\n
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