The right to public education was not always so clear in American history. Readers study several primary and secondary source documents, including property deeds, maps, and photographs, about the founding of local schools during the Reconstruction era amidst strong sentiments of segregation.

Concepts

segregation, brown v. board of education, primary source analysis, primary source images, secondary source analysis, public education, reconstruction, the reconstruction era

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the lesson and background information to launch a broader research project about segregation

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson is more of a case study about a specific school and county, but could be expanded to include other examples
• Check links to make sure they are working; search for document titles to find the appropriate resources if links do not work
• The fifth part of a six-lesson series on segregation and Jim Crow laws as a result of American slavery

Pros

• Applies the social aspect of discrimination to a quantifiable study of economy and geography
• Includes all necessary documents and resources

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2