Young citizens consider the American civil rights movement as part of the global struggle for human rights. After using a timeline activity to learn about the major events in the civil rights movement, class members study Malcolm X's attempts to get the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to investigate violations. Small groups then comparing the struggles in the United States with those in South Africa.

Concepts

the civil rights movement, human rights, the universal declaration of human rights, freedom, martin luther king jr.

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Include in a study of Black History Month, the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., and/or the Declaration of Human Rights

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson ensures that participants are familiar with key events and leaders of the civil rights movement and the Declaration of Human Rights, but prior knowledge is helpful

Pros

• Prompts learners to make connections between the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s to current social and economic struggles

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.9