Speaking Out: Four Freedoms Then and Now

Freedom from want

Overview

Students analyze a part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” speech and use primary sources from the Library of Congress to gain historical context. Next, students explore sources from the Library to draw conclusions about the impact of the speech on American culture at the time. Students then write their own “Four Freedoms” speech, outlining four freedoms they believe Americans should keep front-of-mind today.

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Grade

High School

Subjects

Civics, Social Studies

Length

40-80 minutes

Topics

bill of rights, expression, FDR, fear, four freedoms, Franklin D. Roosevelt, freedoms, norman rockwell, rights, speech, want, worship

Author

Citizen U CRF

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