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Have We Overcome? From Civil Rights to Social Justice

William Minner's memory of a childhood incident

Teaching Notes

Has William's father's statement- “What you saw there was real hatred and prejudice. But this is not going to be forever . . . there's gonna come a day when this won't be anymore.”- come to pass?  Has that way of thinking and acting ended?  If you heard that today, how would you respond?

William Minner's memory of a childhood incident

Tracing the Long Journey of “We Shall Overcome”

Teaching Notes

We've heard the familiar song- We Shall Overcome- in many documentaries focusing on the Civil Rights Movement, but what do we know about it?    6 - 8    9 - 12    Social Studies/History    Civil Rights  

Tracing the Long Journey of “We Shall Overcome”

'Civil Rights Music Video \"We Shall overcome\" by Peter Seeger'

Link: https://youtu.be/4gmTxc2wGTI

Reference note

'Thank You for watching! I hope everyone enjoys it.'

'\"We Shall Overcome\" - Martin Luther King, Jr.'

Teaching Notes

  6 - 8    9 - 12    Social Studies/History    Civil Rights  

Link: https://youtu.be/130J-FdZDtY

Reference note

'Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech.r
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Created as part of a lesson plan for US History - Civil Rights - MLK Jr. Day'