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Major themes or topics: Women in history, Civil Rights movement, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, activism, youth activism
Big Question: How do people use their talents, skills, and voices to make a difference?
Virtual Destination(s): National Mall - Lincoln Memorial, National Museum of African American History and Culture, US Capitol
Session 1: Students will learn about Marian Anderson's 1939 concert in order to understand institutionalized discrimination and segregation. They'll explore how Marian's talents and voice made positive waves, including inspiring a 10-year-old Martin Luther King, Jr. who listened to her concert on the radio that day.
Session 2: Students will discover how and why the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was organized, with a special focus on the girls and women there. The lesson focuses on Dorothy Height, an organizer of the march and connects the March with Marian Anderson whose voice rang out at the Lincoln Memorial once again.
Academic Standards Referenced:
CC.5.R.I.3. English Language Arts Literacy
Explain the relationship between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/5/3/
5.14.3. Social Studies
Identify key leaders in the struggle to extend equal rights to all Americans through the decades.
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