Civil Rights
Civil Rights Act of 1964 More than ever it is imperative that we discuss the topic of racism in our classrooms with our students. Mostly when racism is discussed it is brought up as a thing of the past, however, this is not the case. It will be the purpose of this lesson to introduce racism of the past in conjunction with racism happening today. My main source will be a novel by Katherine Stockett called The Help. Because The Help is a popular novel I hope it will capture the interest of students, I also plan on showing the movie as a visual. In order to continue the conversation after reading the novel and watching the movie, sources such as a short article about Trayvon Martin will be introduced and it will be paired with a news clip detailing the events of his murder. To tie it all together I will introduce the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and also have students explore the Black Lives Matter webpage in order to reveal how rights for racial equality are still being fou...