Students explore the issue of racial profiling and post their conclusions to a youth message board.
Learn about the accomplishments of famous African American men and women using a unique three-way matching activity.
1. Students will understand that technological advances are the result of the work done by a diverse group of people, many of whom are African Americans.
2. Students will apply Internet browsing skills to locate information.
3. Students will identify the impact of researched inventions on the world today.
Discrimination and the Civil Rights Era
Students put themselves in the shoes of the students who integrated Little Rock High School in 1957-58. Note: The primary resources in this activity provide powerful and poignant descriptions of what those students faced.