Civil Rights Era

Explore a controversial period in our nation's past-the Civil Rights Era. During the 1960s and 1970s civilians and sailors alike fought to achieve equal rights. This teacher-led lesson plan engages your students with primary source documents and personal narratives. Explore the reality of integration the struggle to combat institutional racism, and how women and African Americans faced barriers and overcame obstacles in the Navy.

SOLs: USII.1; USII.8; USII.9; VUS.1; VUS.12; VUS.13; VUS.14

Introduction Video:

Middle School Lesson Plans

Middle School Shaping Policies- Teacher Guide
Race and Gender in the US Navy
Pre-Lesson Activity (Draw and Define Civil Rights)
Jigsaw Worksheet
Sea Bag Teacher Guide
Sea Bag Flash Cards 

Middle School Jigsaw Activity Documents  

Document A- Elmo Zumwalt
Document B-William Normal
Document C- Benjamin Cloud
Document D- Terry Avinger
Document E- Janie Mines
Document F- Joellen Drag-Oslund
Document G-Roberta McIntyre
Document H-Yona Owens 

High School Lesson Plans 

High School Shaping Policies- Teacher Guide
Race and Gender in the the US Navy
Pre-Lesson Activity
High School Jigsaw Worksheet
Reading Recruitment Posters- Primary Source Activity

High School Jigsaw Activity Documents

Article A-Barbara Wujciak
Article B- USS Kitty Hawk
Article C- Justice through the Judicial System
Article D- Congressional hearings
Article E- Z-Gram 66
Article F- Z-Gram 116
Article G- Civil Rights Act of 1964
Article H- Equal Rights Amendment 

Women in the Navy Video

 


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