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Jackie Robinson and Civil Rights

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Students complete a worksheet and study key vocabulary while researching the biography of Jackie Robinson and the Civil Rights Movement. They chose another Civil Rights leader to investigate and present to the rest of the class before participating in a full class discussion.

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jackie robinson, famous african americans, baseball history, the civil rights movement

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civil rights movement, jackie robinson, social studies
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6th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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