In this six lesson unit from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, students will focus on the impact of the civil rights movement in Mississippi. The lessons are as follows: Lesson One: Black and White Worlds; Lesson Two: Mississippi Civil Rights Timeline; Lesson Three: Protesting Violence Without Violence; Lesson Four: Integrating Higher Education in Mississippi; Lesson Five: Mississippi in 1964; A Turning Point; and Lesson Six: Civil Rights After the Civil Rights Movement. This unit includes close readings of autobiographies, fiction, and informational texts; the use of primary sources such as newspaper articles, images, and interviews; multi-media components such as documentaries, feature films, and music; and research and writing projects of various lengths completed both as individuals and within groups. Throughout the unit students are encouraged to both analyze and question the persons and events of the civil rights era and make connections between the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s with those of minority groups today.
- Subject:
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Mississippi Department of Archives and History/mdah.ms.gov
- Date Added:
- 08/26/2017