Dr. Martin Luther King
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Karsonya Wise Whitehead Intended Audience: 3rd – 5th grades Overview: In order to fully understand this lesson, students should have a broad understanding of the Civil Rights Movement and some familiarity with (some of) the leaders, including Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks. If necessary, provide a brief overview of the history…
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Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Ph.D. Intended Audience: 1st-12th grades (lesson plan can be adapted for selected grade level) Overview: Less than sixty years ago, our country operated under a system of legalized segregation and oppression. Schools were separate and unequal and we had two nations—one black and one white—one oppressed and the other free. Even…