Introduction Lesson Plan 1: High School Lesson Plan 2: High School Lesson Plan 3: Middle School Lesson Plan 4: Elementary School Lesson Plan 1: High School Challenging Segregation in Public Education By Roberta McCutcheon This lesson will fulfill the following NCHS National History Standards: Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 -- early 1970s) -- Standard 4: The struggle for racial and gender equality and for the extension of civil liberties. Lesson Plan 2: High School Securing the Right to Vote: The Selma-to-Montgomery Story By Martha Bouyer This lesson will fulfill the following NCHS National History Standards: Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) -- Standard 3: How various Reconstruction plans succeeded or failed. Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 -- Early 1970s) -- Standard 4: The struggle for racial and gender equality and for the extension of civil liberties. Lesson Plan 3: Middle School Nonviolent Direct Action at Southern Lunch Counters By Sean O'Mara This lesson will fulfill the following NCHS NCHS National History Standards: Era 4: Postwar United States (1945-1970s) -- Standard 4:The struggle for racial and gender equality and for the extension of civil liberties. Lesson Plan 4: Elementary School Singing for Freedom By Carla Nordstrom This lesson will fulfill the following NCHS National Standards for History: Era 9: Postwar United States (1945-1970s) -- Standard 4:The struggle for racial and gender equality and for the extension of civil liberties. Teachers who explore their local history can win up to $5,000 through the History Channel's Save Our History National Contest. Visit: http://www.saveourhistory.com/awards/get_involved.html
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