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Lesson Plan, Activity, Video, Collection Primary Sources: School Segregation

  • Grade Level 3rd-5th Grade
  • Time Period Late 1800s
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Introduction

This set of resources explores primary sources related to school segregation, focusing on the Tape v. Hurley case of 1885. Through lesson plans, historical articles, and activities, students will investigate how sources from the past reveal societal values and attitudes regarding school segregation and civil rights.

Essential Questions

  • What can sources (e.g., photographs, advertisements, letters, news reports) from the past teach us about what life was like at the time?

  • What are things to notice in the sources to reveal that information?

  • What do they tell us about what people thought and valued?