Emmett Till was raised in Chicago, Illinois, before taking a fateful trip to Mississippi one summer. This is the famous Chicago Theatre sign, in 2011.
Hi everyone,
Thanks for checking in on the blog during your long weekend! We are finally getting into some new content in learning about Civil Rights in America. Read on to check out what we did today!
Learning Targets Addressed:
SS.HS.KN.ALT.17: I can explain the process of change and continuity in a society, place or region.SS.HS.KN.ALT.19: I can explain the role and impacts of social hierarchies.
AGENDA 3/6/14:
News Brief
Literacy Test
Lynchings (Cornell Notes)
Emmett Till
Homework: Read the blog! Next news brief: Ethan
News Brief: David had the news brief today and selected this article to talk about: NBCNews.com - Facebook and Instagram Crack Down On Illegal Online Gun Sales. We were just recently talking about Second Amendment rights and how far they should extend, so this was an interesting story relating to it! Thanks, David!
Literacy Test: After the news brief, I passed out a test and said there were only ten minutes to complete it, with every answer being correct in order to pass it. This was supposed to be impossible, by design! Here's a link to a page with the blank test on it:
It is somewhat difficult to ascertain with certainty if this actual test was used, but it does appear to be one from the State of Louisiana, used to deny people of color the right to vote. These tests were given to anyone that election officials wanted - which was typically only people of color, not whites. If you are interested in seeing the "answers" (many of which were pretty subjective) again, here they are:
I hope this was an interesting activity to start out with! I also hope the point was driven home that having some sort of standard or qualification for voting rights aside from age is discriminatory.
Lynchings: For this section, I talked about the importance of not ignoring, or sweeping under the rug, the horrific and brutal history in the United States when it comes to lynchings. The article I read aloud to the class, as everyone was taking Cornell Notes, was from this website:
I also showed some statistics compiled about people lynched in the United States from 1889-1918, which can be found here:
At the end of reading the article, I gave the class a bit of time to try and wrap up taking notes using the Cornell format, then we moved on to:
Emmett Till: This is one of the more famous lynchings in United States history. The documentary we started watching in class is called The Murder of Emmett Till. If you missed class and wanted to catch up (we will watch the rest next class), it is here:
We made it about 25 minutes in today.
Thank you for your focus and hard work! Enjoy your long weekend!
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