Black Lives Matter, The Killing of George Floyd, and the Long Fight for Racial Justice
Grade
9-12
Lesson Duration
From: The Choices Program
Students will:
- Review an interactive timeline of black activism in the United States from the 1950s to today (includes videos, images, and information )
- Identify core themes of the civil rights, racial justice, and Black Lives Matter movements
- Recognize patterns within and across different decades of activism
- Collaborate to consider accomplishments of civil rights activists and the enduring obstacles to racial equality in the United States.
- Evaluate different platforms for activism and the role of social media in protests
tag: distance/ online learning
Source
https://www.choices.edu/teaching-news-lesson/george-floyd-and-the-long-fight-for-racial-justice/