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Lesson Plans - 9th Grade

Three-Way Match: Famous Black Americans

Learn about the accomplishments of famous African American men and women using a unique three-way matching activity.

Civil Rights Movement

Discrimination and the Civil Rights Era

Melba Pattillo and Ruby Bridges: Two Pioneers of School Integration

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.

Melba Pattillo and Ruby Bridges: Two Heroes of School Integration

In this lesson, students read the recollections of two women who were among the pioneers of school integration in the Deep South.

Is Racism Dead?

Students explore the events of 1957 and 1958 at Little Rock High School, conduct a survey of racial harmony at their school, create a graph displaying the results of the survey, discuss racial attitudes today.