Lesson Overview
Students will compare the apartheid movement in South Africa to the civil rights movement that took place in the U.S
Essential Question
- What events led up to apartheid?
- What is apartheid? What was its purpose?
- What events led to the civil rights movement in the US?
- How were the black South Africans treated and how does it compare to the treatment of the black Americans prior and during the Civil Rights Movement?
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Other Instructional Materials or Notes:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Smart board or presentation
Letters from Nelson Mandela:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/nelson-mandela/2013-12-06/nelson-mandela-letters/2900788
Letters from Martin Luther King Jr.:
https://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/letter-from-birmingham-city-jail-excerpts/
Apartheid Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOA66AOG52M
Civil Rights Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0JJHZUUAJU
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Lesson Partners: Center for the Education & Equity of African American Students (CEEAAS)