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- LBJ Voting Rights Address (.docx)
- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (.docx)
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- LBJ Votings Rights Speech Excerpted (.docx)
- Excerpt: LBJ's Voting Rights Speech "The American Promise"
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Challenges to voting rights is not a new thing. Using President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1965 "The American Promise" speech on voting rights as a starting point, young historians research current voting rights laws and challenges.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have groups research more current challenges to voting rights
- Ask viewers to observe Johnson's speech carefully, note those who clap and those who do not, and offer an explanation for the disparity
Classroom Considerations
- The linked articles about challenges to voting rights are dated (2016); therefore, provide class members with links to more current challenges
- Participants must have access to devices with internet
- A free account is required to access the linked Newsela articles
- Requires copies of included materials
Pros
- Includes extensive teacher notes
- The plan is carefully scaffolded and richly detailed
Cons
- None