People’s Movement

The Politics of Children’s Literature: What’s Wrong with the Rosa Parks Myth

Background Reading for Teachers and High School Students - PDF. By Herbert Kohl. 6 pages.
A critical analysis of children’s books about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

African American, Civil Rights Movements, Education, Individuals in US History

Warriors Don’t Cry: Connecting History, Literature, and Our Lives

Teaching Activity PDF. By Linda Christensen. 21 pages.

African American, Civil Rights Movements, Education, Individuals in US History, Racism & Racial Identity

“A School Year Like No Other”: Eyes on the Prize: “Fighting Back: 1957-1962″

Teaching Activity PDF. By Bill Bigelow. 7 pages.
A companion lesson to the Eyes on the Prize segment on school integration.

African American, Civil Rights Movements, Education, Individuals in US History, Laws & Citizen Rights, Racism & Racial Identity

“We Had Set Ourselves Free”: Lessons on the Civil Rights Movement

Teaching Activity PDF. By Doug Sherman. 4 pages.
The author describes how he uses biographies and film to introduce students to the role of people involved in the Civil Rights Movement beyond the familiar heroes. He emphasizes the role and experiences of young people in the Movement.

African American, Civil Rights Movements, Individuals in US History, Racism & Racial Identity

Lessons in Solidarity: Grady Hospital Workers United

Teaching Activity PDF. By Larry Miller. 6 pages.
Story and discussion questions about a teacher’s own experience of labor solidarity.

African American, Civil Rights Movements, Labor

Salt of the Earth: Grounds Students in Hope

Teaching Activity PDF. By S.J. Childs. 6 pages.
The author describes how she introduces students to the classic 1953 film Salt of the Earth about a miners’ strike in New Mexico.

Labor, Latino, Social Class, Women's History

Pump Up the Blowouts

Teaching Activity PDF. By Gilda L. Ochoa. 5 pages.
Reflections on teaching students about the 1968 walkouts by Chicano students in California.

Civil Rights Movements, Education, Latino, Racism & Racial Identity

A Revolution of Values

Teaching Activity PDF. By the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 3 pages.
Text of speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Vietnam War, followed by three teaching ideas.

Civil Rights Movements, Imperialism, Individuals in US History, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

School Days: Hail, Hail, Rock ‘n’ Roll!

Teaching Activity PDF. By Rick Mitchell. 10 pages.
Description of a course on the history of music in the U.S.

Art & Music, Civil Rights Movements, Racism & Racial Identity

‘What We Want, What We Believe’: Teaching with the Black Panthers’ Ten Point Program

Teaching Activity PDF. By Wayne Au. 7 pages.
The author describes how he used a study of the Black Panther’s Ten Point Program to help students assess issues in their own communities and to develop Ten Point Programs of their own.

African American, Civil Rights Movements, Racism & Racial Identity