The Floating Freedom School“One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. Learning Objective: In the […] in Common Core / Feature / Grades 5-8 / Grades 9-12 / Lesson Plan / Social Studies tagged African American History / Black History / Civil Rights / Civil War / Common Core / Lesson Plan / Slavery
Mississippi Steamboats: Enslavement and FreedomSOCIAL STUDIES – Students will learn the ways in which steamboats facilitated the enslavement of people and the ways […] in Feature / Grades 9-12 / Labor / Lesson Plan / Social Studies / Trade tagged African American History / Black History
Black Sailors in the Age of SailSOCIAL STUDIES – Students will learn about the history of black sailors in America and can be assessed […] in Feature / Grades 5-8 / Grades 9-12 / Lesson Plan / Social Studies tagged African American History / Black History
Desegregating the SS ColumbiaSOCIAL STUDIES – Learn about racial tensions in Detroit, the fight to desegregate a ship, and how this […] in Feature / Grades 9-12 / Leisure / Lesson Plan / Social Studies tagged African American History / Black History / Bob-Lo / Civil Rights / desegregation / Sarah Elizabeth Ray / SS Columbia / Supreme Court / Thurgood Marshall
The Black Star LineSOCIAL STUDIES: Learn about the difference between primary and secondary sources using the case study of the first […] in College-Level / Common Core / Feature / Grades 5-8 / Grades 9-12 / Labor / Lesson Plan / Social Studies tagged African American History / Black History / Black Star Line / Marcus Garvey