Targeted Age: 11th Grade
Targeted Time Period: 1 90-minute Block
Objective: Students will synthesize their prior knowledge of southern-based Civil Rights movement with new knowledge about Seattle’s own struggle through their response to the Document Based Question: “Compare and/or contrast school segregation in the southern United States with school segregation in Seattle.”
Teacher Material
Lesson Plan in downloadable Word format
"Seattle’s Segregation Story" a powerpoint slide show
Background information:
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Segregated Seattle page with Segregation Maps and Restrictive Covenant Database
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“The Seattle School Boycott of 1966,” by Brooke Clark, with photos and documents
