Melba Pattillo and Ruby Bridges: Two Pioneers of School Integration
Students will: Read about the kids who took part in early school integration efforts in Little Rock, Arkansas, and New Orleans.
Read recent reflections by two of those former students.
Role-play an interview with Melba Pattillo, one of nine students who integrated Little Rock High School.
Read background and look at photos about the integration efforts in Little Rock.
Put themselves in the shoes of those kids who were pioneers in school integration and write a diary entry one of them might have written after the first week in her new school.
More about this lesson plan:
Materials Needed: Computer with Internet access, or copies of two articles and an interview (see below) printed from the Web, A copy of the book Through My Eyes, by Ruby Bridges, from your local library (optional), pencils and paper.
Source: © Education World
Tags / Keywords: African American,
Black History,
Black History Month,
Civil Rights,
hero,
integration,
Little Rock,
Martin Luther King,
Melba Pattillo,
Ruby Bridges,
Thurgood Marshall.
Related lessons:
- Melba Pattillo and Ruby Bridges: Two Pioneers of School Integration
- Melba Pattillo and Ruby Bridges: Two Heroes of School Integration
- Melba Pattillo and Ruby Bridges: Two Heroes of School Integration
- Back to School – 20 Ways to Say Hello From Around the World
- Is Racism Dead?