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Three Visions for African Americans
Students consider the plight of African Americans in post-Reconstruction America. In this African American history lesson, students discover the visions of African American leaders Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Marcus...
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The Postbellum Period and Freemen
Young scholars become familiar with the ways slaves reacted to educating themselves. In this postbellum and freeman lesson, students complete readings from chapters in the book Up From Slavery. Young scholars write about the readings...
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Dubois and Washington Venn Diagram
Students compare and contrast the visions of W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington. In this African American history instructional activity, students read biographies about both men and create a Venn diagram about the men.
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The Leadership and Impact of Booker T. Washington
Twelfth graders explore the life and leadership of Booker T. Washington. For this Booker T. Washington lesson, 12th graders examine images of Washington, listen to audio of his voice, and his most famous speech. Students wrote responses...
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Fighting for Democracy, Fighting for Me
Students consider how African American responded to social injustice. In this social injustice lesson plan, students compare and contrast the visions of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois for obtaining civil rights for African...
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Technology Integration Lesson Plan: The African-American Experience
Eighth graders research information on Internet, and demonstrate examineing of African-American experience by writing three facts each about the lives of Booker T. Washington, Harriet Tubman, and W.E. Dubois.
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The Destruction of Black Wall Street: The Tulsa Riot
Students explore the reasons behind the Tulsa riot. They are illustrated the "living" nature of history through examining the recent investigation into the Tulsa riot. Students are introduced to a specific outbreak of racial violence in...