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Zora Neale Hurston:Fighting Jim Crow through the All-Black Community Lesson PlanZora Neale Hurston:Fighting Jim Crow through the All-Black Community Lesson Plan
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Young scholars explain the importance of equality of opportunity and equal protection of the law as a characteristic of American society and evaluate the validity and credibility of different historical interpretations.

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zora neale hurston, civil rights, human rights, civics, jim crow laws, reconstruction

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civil rights, jim crow, zora neale hurston, english language arts
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
4 days
Instructional Strategy
Research

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