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Activists for Human Rights Lesson PlanActivists for Human Rights Lesson Plan
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6th - Higher Ed
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Activists for Human Rights

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Students research prominent human rights activists from U.S. history. They report the biographical facts of their subject along with information on the causes he or she represented. Students also examine local human rights issues and consider ways in which activism can make a difference.

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human rights, civil rights, amnesty international, humanitarian work

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amnesty international, human rights, social studies

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