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\nBeyond Rosa Parks: Powerful Voices for Civil Rights and Social Justice\n

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\nThe lessons in the \"Beyond Rosa Parks: Powerful Voices for Civil Rights and Social Justice\" unit module introduce young historians to four African-American women who made significant contributions to the modern civil rights movement....\n
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\nBlack Americans in Congress\n

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\nSeven lessons make up a unit about African Americans who served in the United States Congress from 1870 to 2007. Young historians read contextual essays, engage in activities, examine primary source images, and artifacts to gain an...\n
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\nJudicial Learning Center: Landmark Cases\n

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\nFive fact-filled lessons look at landmark Supreme Court Cases. Young scholars begin their study by examining the importance of these cases, key terms necessary for studying the court cases, and the relationship between court cases and...\n
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\nBecoming Us: Education\n

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\nThe Becoming Us: Education module examines the history of the fight for racial justice and educational equity today. The first case study looks at the re-segregation of American schools, while the second explores the resistance to school...\n
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\nBecoming Us\n

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\nThe mission statement of the National Museum of American History’s Becoming US: Teaching Immigration and Migration History in the 21st Century series is to provide “educational resources for high school teachers and students to learn...\n
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\nTeaching 'The New Jim Crow'\n

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\nMichelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow is the anchor text in a 10-lesson unit that looks at some of the issues of race and justice in American society and how issues have changed over time. High schoolers look at the history of race and...\n
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\nJudicial Learning Center: Student Center\n

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\nA collection of 22 interactive resources provides learners with information about the United States federal courts. The pages are divided into five sections: The role of the federal courts; The organization of the federal courts; How the...\n
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\nAfrican Americans in World War II: Staging a Double V Campaign in the Classroom\n

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\nThe feelings and attitudes of African-Americans during World War II are examined by high schoolers. After watching various clips from \"The War,\" they answer comprehension questions for each section. In groups, they create their own...\n
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\nAfrican-American Soldiers in World War I: The 92nd and 93rd Divisions\n

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\nStudents research the role played and contributions made by African American soldiers during World War I. They discuss the evolution of civil rights in America's history, and the progress that has been made in the last 100 years.\n
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\nAfrican Americans in Astronomy and Astrophysics\n

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\nA two-part lesson focuses on the contributions to the fields of astronomy and astrophysics of two African Americans: Benjamin Banneker and Dr. George Carruthers. In part one, scholars learn about Benjamin Banneker by examining his...\n
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\nMigration: An African American Adventure\n

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\nLearners read the book, The Great Migration by National Geographic, then complete this set of related worksheets. They review vocabulary, complete five short answer questions, discuss push and pull factors for the migration, then write a...\n
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\nAfrican Americans in the United States Congress During Reconstruction\n

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\nThe Civil Rights Act of 1866, which granted citizenship to all males in the U.S., resulted in the first African Americans to be elected to Congress. Class members research 11 of these men, the challenges they faced, and craft...\n
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\nThe Black Scientific Renaissance of the 1970s-90s: African American Scientists at Bell Laboratories\n

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\nA two-part lesson asks young scientists to research the contributions of African American scientists at Bell Laboratories. After presenting their findings, class members watch two demonstrations that introduce them to total internal...\n
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\nAfrican-American Soldiers After World War I: Had Race Relations Changed?\n

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\nStudents utilize an online database to conduct research and analyze the conditions for African-Americans before and after World War I. They consider the role of the 92nd and 93rd divisions in affecting social change.\n
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\nMissing Pieces of the Puzzle: African Americans in Revolutionary Times\n

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\nWhat's missing from most studies of the American Revolutionary War is information about the role African Americans played in the conflict. To correct this oversight, middle schoolers research groups like the Black Loyalists and ...\n
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\nFrom Jim Crow to Linda Brown: A Retrospective of the African-American Experience from 1897 to 1953.\n

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\nStudents research the American Memory collection to explore the African-American experience from 1897 to 1953.\n
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\nOutstanding African Americans Activity\n

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\nChallenge historians to investigate influential African-Americans through this online research activity. Learners undertake this task using online links, some of which require investigative searching. Print the learning exercise out...\n
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\nAfrican American Activists\n

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\nIda B. Wells, Rosa Parks, and Fannie Lour Hammer are three African American activists who stood up for change. Though living in different time periods, all three women sought justice and equality. Class members examine primary source...\n
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\nThe Long Struggle for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights\n

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\nAcademics analyze 10 primary documents and photos to create a timeline of the LQBTQ+ movement. The activity includes an online worksheet. Scholars also participate in a group discussion to understand the long struggle the LGBTQ+...\n
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\nAfrican-American Iowans: History, contributions & Accomplishments.\n

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\nStudents explore lives of African-Americans in Iowa. Students will examine biographies and discuss perspectives of African-Americans. They will then create posters illustrating elements of those lives finally, putting on a five act play...\n
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\nAfrican American Voices and Reconstruction: What Does It Take To Secure Equality?\n

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\nHigh schoolers research the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, as well as other primary source documents, to determine Reconstruction's impact on the North and South. The 34-page inquiry-based lesson includes a staging question and...\n
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\n14th Amendment Discussion Starter: The Black Codes\n

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\nThe Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws were rules that served the same purpose: to restrict the rights of African Americans. Young historians watch performers read Black Code laws from different states to explain how African Americans were...\n
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\nWhat if YOU Lived During Jim Crow?\n

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\nYoung historians envision what life was like for African Americans living in the Jim Crow South through hands-on, experiential activities. \n
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\nFrom Jim Crow To Linda Brown: A Retrospective of the African-American Experience from 1897 to 1953\n

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\nStudents examine African American issue between the years 1897 and 1953. In this African American history lesson, students research the social, economic, and political conditions of African Americans during the aforementioned time span...\n
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