A Photo essay: Take pictures on a theme dealing with civil rights with a 35 mm camera and write captions or an essay that describe your photos. Take as many pictures as possible, but use no more than 7 in your project.
Interactive Trivia Game: While history and government are not trivial, a game with fact questions and information can be set up to teach as well as to have fun.
Interview with witness: Find an adult who was alive during the 1960s. develop at least 10 discussion questions and tape the interview. Then write out the interview on computer. Take or draw picture of your subject, or find a picture and have it scanned.
Review of web links: Surf the web before or after school, collect web site addresses, and write a short paragraph telling the contents and usefulness of each. This project should be done by those who have internet access at home.
Here is a list of topics offered to the students at the start of the project. Not all of these were chosen by our classes. If you or your students have a contribution to make to our website, let us know, and we'll set up a link on our site.
African origins of African Americans.
South Africa today: From Apartheid to Democracy
The Experience of The Slave Ship: On The Middle Passage
The Slaves of Thomas Jefferson: Freedom vs. Loyalty
Life In Today's Inner City: The Guide To Survival
Black Men: An Endangered Species?
Contributions of Black Scientists/Politicians/Lawyers
The Civil Rights Movement: A Time line
The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Landmark legislation
Brown vs. Board of Education: Its Importance Today Martin Luther King:
The Roots of His Philosophy of Non-Violent Protest
Martin Luther King: Why Non-Violence Is Important Today
The Native American: A History of Injustice
A Black President: Who Will It Be?
Martin Luther King: Why He Would Have been A Great President
The Freedom Riders: Taking Risks For Justice
Being Black In the South: The American Holocaust
The Civil Rights Amendments: How They Came About and their Importance
Today
Racial Segregation: Why Do We Still Do It?
The Speeches of Martin Luther King: Their Meaning For Us Today
Discrimination: How Can We Avoid It?
Clinton: His Record On Civil Rights
Popular Music: Lyrics as poetry: Analyze and Discuss
Movie review of movie dealing with race or equality
Write a play with characters from history
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