This short comparative analysis activity involves comparing and contrasting two images of marches for freedom - a 1917 march of suffragists and the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom by Civil Rights leaders. Students will consider the similarities and differences between these two images and hypothesize what major differences these photos might imply about the two social reform movements.

Concepts

civil rights, historical research, primary sources, suffrage

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Additional Tags

civil rights march, docsteach, 1963 march on washington, civil rights movement, march on washington for jobs and freedom, suffragist march, historic photographs

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)