What does a true American represent? Scholars investigate the equal rights era of the 1960s and 1970s in the 20th installment of a 22-part series on American history. Using photographic, magazine, written, and video evidence, groups develop a presentation that highlights individual Americans, from Latinos to African-Americans to members of the women's rights movement. 

Concepts

the civil rights movement, latino culture, asian americans, native americans, louis armstrong, the 1960s, the 1970s

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Play music from the 1960s and 1970s during group work to enhance learning 
• Invite a guest speaker who was part of the various movements for civil rights

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson uses VCR, overhead projector, and transparencies
  

Pros

• Resource provides detailed assessment rubric for teacher use
• Lesson includes printable primary materials for classroom distribution 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.3 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3