Civil Rights Unit

1. Read Jassiel's Story first. You need to leave a comment about how the story surprised you, made you think, caused connections, or changed your opinion about something. (Click on Student Story from the list on your left!)

2. You may choose between options A, B, C, or D.

For each assignment, you should read, watch, or think about the topics presented. Then you should prepare a reflection essay. For the essay plan form, click here. (You will need to scroll down to the plan forms in the Writing section. It should look like this: Paragraph Plan: Reflection Paragraph (used with Weekly Reader Assignment))

A. Read more about some key players during the Civil Rights Movement. You should be asking yourself, where are they now? What are they doing now? Are they the same? How have they changed?

Children's March in 1963: Overview, another overview,

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Biography and photos, MLK plus so much more about Civil Rights,

Gov George Wallace, governor of Alabama: Read his Segregation Now, Segregation Forever speech, Stand in the Schoolhouse Door Speech, Speeches and Photos, NPR story, or Wallace Remembered - written after his death.

Eugene "Bull" Connor, commissioner of public safety

Rev. Andrew Young, movement leader: more current Interview with Tavis Smiley,

Carolyn McKinstry and another article about Carolyn McKinstry Story

B. Using videos from United Streaming, watch one or more videos and write a reflection essay. For the videos, click here.

C. Identify 10 crucial global issues facing us today (i.e., hunger, world poverty...) Determine which issue you feel is most important and then rank them accordingly. Find an organization to go with each of your issues. (For example: AIDS walks, Cancer walks, Diabetes walks, Plant a Tree, Save a Whale, Read to Feed, Heifer Intl, or building SCHOOLS IN AFRICA etc.) For a comprehensive list of non-profits, click here for Good Search (This is also a good place to find issues!).

D. Fighting Propaganda and reading Critically.
~How do you know this is a hate site?
~Stand Strong against Hate - see interactive map
~Where are hate groups today? See Map