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Courage of the Heart
Students research discrimination and how people fought against for the common good. In this discrimination lesson, students watch a movie about Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. Students generate a list of words about discrimination....
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Brown v. Board: Where are We Now?
Students explore the concept of resegregation. In this civil rights lesson, students research the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling in their community. Students define and research...
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Desegregation and the Courts
Students investigate Judge Garrity's ruling in the Boston bussing dilemma. In this desegregation lesson, students view segments of "Eyes on the Prize" and examine the role that courts played in desegreration. Students also determine...
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Voting Then and Now
Students consider the impact of the Voting Rights Act as they examine voting practices today. In this voting lesson plan, students research details regarding the Voting Rights Act and then read a handout regarding voting data from the...
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Stitching Truth Lesson One: What is Civil Society?
Ninth graders create a working definition of civil society. In this US History lesson, 9th graders create a list of terms that help make up the term civil society. Students examine the case study of life in Pinochet's Chile.
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Breaking Color Barriers
Students compare brown eggs and white eggs. In this color lesson plan, students see two different color eggs and predict what they will look like on the inside. They see that both eggs are the same and compare this to people of different...
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Our Brand of Segregation - West Texas
Students explore the concept of segregation. In this oral history lesson, students conduct interviews and research primary sources to learn about segregation practices that affected African Americans. Students present their research...
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Campaigns for Economic Freedom
Students examine racial discrimination and how it affects the economic outlook. In this economics lesson students view videos and examine economic strategies.
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Strategies for an Equal Education
Students examine the impact of racial discrimination. In this equality lesson, students identify examples of discrimination, analyze its impact, and examine strategies to overcome racial stereo typing and discrimination.
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Religion and Immigration
Students read a poll on Islam and discuss the results. In this religion and immigration lesson, students complete a chart comparing and contrasting how religious diversity affects unity in a country. Students read several news excerpts,...
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Teaching With Documents: Order of Argument in the Case, Brown v. Board of Education
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Brown v. Board of Education lesson, students examine sources that require them to consider the impact of the case in order to participate in a...
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Human Rights Violations
Learners explore how human rights are different in each part of the world. In this freedome lesson, students define human rights, research how human rights in one country ultimately affect other countries, and share their findings...
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Brown v. Board of Education: Success or Failure?
In this Civil Rights worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by adding details regarding the outcome of Brown v. Board of Education.
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Was Reconstruction a Revolution?
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Reconstruction lesson, students research details pertaining to Congress's role in Reconstruction. Students use the provided worksheets to...
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American Indian Civil Rights
Students examine social justice issues regarding American Indians. In this civil rights lesson, students investigate the Red Power Movement of the 1960's and 1970's. Students then roleplay interviewing Native American protesters.
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World War II: A United Front
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. In this World War II activity, students examine racial relations during the war and then examine propaganda techniques employed by the United...
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Paradigm Shift: Gandhian Nonviolence and the Concept of Power
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this social justice lesson plan, students examine sources regarding the teachings of Mohandas Gandhi pertaining to nonviolent...
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Philosophical Conflict and the Founding of New Societies: Gandhi and Nehru in India, and Jefferson and Hamilton in the United States
Students explore the foundations of "new societies" such as those created by figures like Jefferson & Ghandi, The evaluate the differences between what was intended and the actual reality of these societies including where the...
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Role of Citizens in Montgomery Bus Boycott
Learners consider the role of average Americans in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In this Civil Rights lesson, students listen to a lecture that outlines the details of the boycott. Learners conduct further research about the people who led...
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Get up, Stand up. Stand up for your Civil Rights.
Fourth graders study civil rights leaders. In this Civil Rights lesson, 4th graders investigate what it means to stand up for something you believe in after reading about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Obama. Students create a...
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A Journey to Paradigm Shifts Guided Through the Lives of Gandhi and King
The students read "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. Through this study the students will learn what paradigms are, and how to distinguish whether the paradigms they have established in their lives are positive or...
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Word Art with King's Words
Students investigate equality and racism by creating a word art project. In this civil rights lesson, students discover the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and create a word art project using the Internet site Wordle Web. ...
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Dred Scott and the Constitution
Students investigate the outcome of the Dred Scott case. In this human rights lesson, students read Justice Taney's decision about property rights and citizenship. Students write essays about the outcome of the case and President...
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Civil Rights - What are yours?
Students explore US Civil Rights. In this us government lesson plan, students watch a video and then complete a worksheet on identifying and understanding their personal civil rights.
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