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Religion in Social Change: What's God Got To Do With It? Lesson PlanReligion in Social Change: What's God Got To Do With It? Lesson Plan
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Religion in Social Change: What's God Got To Do With It?

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Students determine how religion influences social change. In this religion and social change instructional activity, students examine how the religious beliefs of Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. were inspirational as they worked to reduce social injustice.

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mahatma gandhi, non-violent protest, martin luther king jr., the civil rights movement, social activism, social progress

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gandhi, martin luther king, social change, social movements, social studies
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Grade
8th - 9th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
2 days
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