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Bringing History Home: Segregation History Lesson PlanBringing History Home: Segregation History Lesson Plan
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Bringing History Home: Segregation History

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This 3rd grade unit introduces children to the history of segregation, from the end of the Civil War in 1865 through the 1940s. Its content bridges the period between slavery and the peak of the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and '60s. Teacher preparation for this sensitive topic is recommended. Pre-unit activities introduce young scholars to pre-slavery African culture, slavery and the Underground Railroad.

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discrimination, prejudice, segregation, slavery, african american history

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exclusion, racial dscrimination, racial prejudice, segregation history, underground railroad, civil rights movement

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