Did We Overcome?

Changed Minds Pamphlet

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 After, students will create a pamphlet, modeled after the historical document they analyzed, that illustrates, defines, and discusses an instance where they took action to make change.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

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