Harvey Milk, a key figure in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, was gunned down for his activism. Video clips, highlighting a museum exhibit and interviewing a former aide, profile Milk's career in San Francisco city politics and the movement. After viewing the videos, scholars consider the impact of the first openly gay elected official in California.

Concepts

gay rights, civil rights, civil rights leaders, american history

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Offer video clips to introduce a project on key figures in the LGBTQ+ rights movement

Classroom Considerations

• The two video clips require a free C-SPAN teacher account or access with username: students, password: C-SPANCLASSROOM
• Additional links connect to related lesson plans and resources

Pros

• Resources profile an often hidden history
• Clips are short and easy to integrate into a variety of lessons
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.10