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Democracy is based on the balance between majority rule and the protection of minority rights. To understand the impact of conflicting interests on the rights of minority groups, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the follo...

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Black History Month: A Modern Perspective

Lesson

Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Students will understand the importance of the creation of Black History Month and the contributions of African Americans in the United States and the world.

The "Buffalo Soldiers": Contributions of the first African-American soldiers in the U.S. Army

Lesson

Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

In this lesson, students will learn the history of this group of patriotic, but little-known African American soldiers that were organized in the mid-1800s, right after the Civil War. Two different...

SC Black Codes: A Lesson on Reconstruction Legislation and Amendments

Lesson

Grades: 11

This lesson is one component of a unit on Reconstruction, which would be preceded by a separate unit on the Civil War. Preceding lessons in this unit should address the political, economic, and social...