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Civil Rights Sorting Cards
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Students will match the name, phrases and picture. The cards focus on the specific VDOE SOL essential knowledge, adapts to the required SOL 1 Primary resource learning components, and activates the multiple learning styles. The Task Cards allow multiple SOL strand concept review. The teacher can use them in a small group, tiered groupings, and independent study.

Subject:
American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Virginia History
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Lillian Allen-Brown
Date Added:
05/06/2021
Freedom Rides
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The students will analyze the 6 primary resource image frames. The Jamboard activity focuses on the Civil Rights Movement’s Freedom Riders. In 1961, this group of volunteer participants rode interstate buses throughout the segregated southern United States. Their goal was to challenge the United States Supreme Court ruling “Separate but Equal” which was used to mandate separate black and white waiting rooms at the interstate bus stations. The last frame connects the fight for Civil Rights to the massive Black Lives Matter movement in Richmond, Virginia. 

Subject:
American History
History/Social Sciences
Virginia History
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Lillian Allen-Brown
Date Added:
05/05/2021
Justice in the Classroom & Determined:  Middle School Chapter 3
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Authors: John Marshall Center for Constitutional History & CivicsSarah Waltman King, Richmond Public Schools In 1865, the ratification of the 13th Amendment officially ended slavery in the United States. After fighting for their liberty before and during the Civil War, enslaved African Americans saw their dreams of emancipation realized. In the years that followed the end of the war, Virginia and other southern states had to reconfigure their social, economic, and political systems during a period called Reconstruction. During this era, newly freed Black Virginians experienced advancements but also encountered barriers to achieving true equality. This lesson explores  whether African Americans truly “free” following the passage of the 13th Amendment.Key Hook/QuestionWere African Americans truly free following the passage of the 13th Amendment?

Subject:
American History
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Date Added:
04/17/2023
Massive Resistance In Virginia Cross-Curricular Lesson
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 Massive Resistance to school integration was an important part of Virginia history, but it is often not taught or it's glossed over quickly. Students will watch actual newsclips and then write a factual paragraph about Massive Resistance in VA.    In this lesson, students will explore the Robert Russa Moton Historical Site on the Civil Rights Trail website. Then they will watch original news clips of different events during the Massive Resistance Movement in Virginia. As they watch the clips they will complete a graphic organizer on the 5 Ws. They will use the information from their graphic organizer to create a well-written, complete, factual paragraph.      This lesson is designed for upper primary grades but can be used for middle school also. It covers Virginia History and US History II SOLs and English writing and research SOLs.     Feel free to modify this lesson and its accompanying documents as needed for your classes. 

Subject:
American History
Cross-Curricular
English
History/Social Sciences
Research
Virginia History
Writing
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Activity/Lab
Author:
Laura Brown
Date Added:
07/27/2020
One Small Step for Women: American Servicewomen in the Space Race
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This program examines the contributions of American servicewomen to the Space Race. From the late 1950s through the 1960s, the United States engaged in the Space Race against the Soviet Union, each trying to become the first country to put a man on the moon. Early American astronauts were all men with a military background. NASA decided not to allow women to become astronauts during this period. Although they were excluded from space flight, women contributed to the Space Race in supporting roles, including Aerospace Nursing.

Subject:
American History
History/Social Sciences
Humanities
STEM/STEAM
Social Sciences
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lecture
Lesson Plan
Primary Source
Author:
Cathleen Pearl Military Women's Memorial
Date Added:
11/16/2023
What is an HBCU?
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Students will explore primary and secondary sources to investigate the origin, purposes, and vitality of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Subject:
American History
Economics
History/Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Virginia History
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Taylor M. Snow
Date Added:
04/23/2021