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Malcolm X was a complicated man that few in white America understood. After sharing what they know or think they know about this civil rights leader, about nationalism and Black Nationalism, class members view a two-part documentary about Malcolm X, his life, his ideas, and his impact on the civil rights movement.
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- Create a timeline, have class members post comments Malcolm X made before and after his April, 1964 Haji to Mecca, and discuss how the statements represent a change in philosophy
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- Requires purchase of the PBS documentary
- The first of a two-part lesson on Malcolm X
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Pros
- The five-page packet includes before and after-viewing discussion questions and activities
- Class members are asked to consider why in studies of the civil rights movement most of the focus is on Martin Luther King Jr., and little on Malcolm X or other black nationalists
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