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Protesting Violence without Violence Lesson PlanProtesting Violence without Violence Lesson Plan
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Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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8th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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Protesting Violence without Violence

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The ultimate legacy of Emmett Till's violent death is its role in the non-violent roots of the Civil Rights Movement. A lesson compares contemporaneous articles with the lyrics of Bob Dylan's "The Death of Emmett Till" and prompts learners to consider the value of non-violent protest when effectuating change.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

violence, non-violence, non-violent protest, emmett till, bob dylan, protest songs, hate crimes, primary source analysis, primary sources, activism, the civil rights movement, research writing

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as an interdisciplinary lesson between language arts and social studies
  • Play the Bob Dylan song for learners who are unfamiliar with it

Classroom Considerations

  • Articles may be difficult to read when printed; consider retyping the context to make it easier to read
  • Lesson is described as the third lesson in a unit, but it works independently as well

Pros

  • Includes all necessary primary source documents
  • Connects the murder of Emmett Till with current events

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.9-10.1 RH.11-12.1

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