Anti-Lynching Campaigns, 1890-1942

Learners examine the anti-lynching campaign sponsored by the NAACP in the 1930's. In this social justice lesson plan, students study the history of the anti-lynching campaign and determine why it was not successful. Learners conduct...

Students investigate the anti-lynching campaign of the NAACP in the 1920's. In this human rights lesson plan, students prepare for and participate in a simulated debate of the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill that was presented to Congress.

Working in small teams, learners analyze a variety of primary source materials related to lynching (news articles, letters written to or written by prominent Americans, pamphlets, broadsides, etc.) in order to assess the effectiveness of...

Pupils analyze a variety of primary source materials related to lynching (news articles, letters written to or written by prominent Americans, pamphlets, broadsides, etc.) in order to assess the effectiveness of the anti-lynching...

Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this social justice lesson, students participate in a simulation that requires them to debate the Dyer Anti Lynching Bill.