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Students examine the accomplishments of Jesse Owens and the views of the Nazi Party in 1936. They read and discuss two handouts, conduct research on the Nazi Party's views and the Civil Rights Movement in American in 1936, and write a letter to Jesse Owens.

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nazism, adolf hitler, the civil rights movement

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1936 olympics, american civil rights movement, hitler, jesse owens, nazi party, social studies
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Grade
5th - 7th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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