Did We Overcome?
Overview
Students analyze primary sources to deepen understanding of Jim Crow laws and the discrimination they perpetuated, how civil rights protests helped secure civil rights, and make connections between the past and recent events. After, students will create a pamphlet, modeled after the historical document they analyzed, that illustrates, defines, and discusses an instance where they took action to make change.
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Grade
Middle School
Subjects
Civics, Social Studies
Length
120-160 minutes
Topics
affecting change, african americans, civil rights, demonstrations, discrimination, Jim Crow, Jim Crow laws, native americans, protest, reform
Author
TPS Eastern Region