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Jim Crow as a Form of Racialized Social Control Lesson PlanJim Crow as a Form of Racialized Social Control Lesson Plan
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Teaching Tolerance
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9th - 12th
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Jim Crow as a Form of Racialized Social Control

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Just because slavery was illegal doesn't mean it went away ... Jim Crow Laws took its place. An eye-opening lesson focuses on how Jim Crow Laws were used as a form of racial social control against African Americans in the United States. Academics learn key concepts, read experts from texts, and participate in discussions. The resource explains the impact of the Jim Crow Laws and provides learners with an opportunity to share their opinions with their peers. 

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Concepts

jim crow laws, racism, race relations, ethnicity, ethnic diversity, ethnic groups, intolerance, tolerance, diversity, cultural diversity, segregation, civil rights, the criminal justice system, the caste system, african american culture, african american history, african americans, reconstruction, the reconstruction era, civil war, the emancipation proclamation, the voting rights act, the naacp, the civil rights act of 1964, the civil rights movement, equal rights, rights, the thirteenth amendment, activism

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Compare Jim Crow Laws to modern day restrictions
  • Guide a group discussion on examples historians  have seen of racial social control 

Classroom Considerations

  • Part four of a consecutive 10-installment series

Pros

  • The lesson is a good skills practice for primary source analysis 
  • Resource includes key vocabulary terms

Cons

  • None

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