Setting the Pace for Racial Tolerance
Overview
Students analyze an historical newspaper article to learn about a 1944 conference on building better race relationships and identify the claim that keynote speaker first lady Eleanor Roosevelt made about the need for the U.S. to set the pace for the rest of the world and provide supporting evidence for that claim. After, students consider the relevance the article has today and create a product to demonstrate their understanding.
Related Resources
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Today in History: Eleanor Roosevelt
background information & primary sources
Grade
High School, Middle School
Subjects
Civics, English Language Arts, Social Studies
Length
40-60 minutes
Topics
arguments, citizenship, claims, democracy, Eleanor Roosevelt, race, race relationships, racial tolerance
Author
Primary Source Nexus