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A Raisin in the Sun

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Student Resources

On the Great Migration: The Green Book (1936-1964 motorist guide)
On the Harlem Renaissance: our folder of poems, the presentation of select Paintings
The Double V Campaign during WWII - and reference to Captain America
On the Brown v. Board case and the persistence of segregation in schools (of students and staff)
- presentation on the NAACP's legal strategy & link to the "dolls experiment" part of the film Separate But Equal
- "The 50 Most Segregating School Borders in America" (NPR August 2016) and related article "How the Systematic Segregation of Schools is Maintained By 'Individual Choices'" (NPR January 2017)
- How the Court's language in the Brown decision undercut the careers of Black teachers (podcast from Revisionist History, an article from a Philadelphia education blog, and some of the research on which this assertion is based)
- 2004 magazine entirely focused on the 50th anniversary of the case - including useful timelines
- Barbara Henry (teacher of Ruby Bridges)
  - Little Rock
    - Profiles with Info on Who Graduated from Central
    - Elizabeth and Hazel
    - Eyes on Prize - Fighting Back video
    - longer version of this scene Eyes on Prize transcript (the whole series' transcripts are found here)
On Emmett Till
- "How Emmett Till’s Horrific Murder Became a Catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement" Teen Vogue
- "Emmett Till accuser admits to giving false testimony at murder trial" (Chicago Tribune)
- IL Congressman Bobby Rush calls for the Justice Department to re-open Till's murder case, given the admission that a key witness lied: http://fox2now.com/2017/02/15/rush-calls-for-fresh-probe-of-emmett-till-lynching/
- The Atlantic "How the 'Blood of Emmett Till' Still Stains America Today"
- Emmett Till Accuser Recants (New York Times)
- Courage of Moses Wright - Emmett Till's Uncle (PBS)
On MLK
- The King Center Glossary of Nonviolence
- Chicago: "What Martin Luther King Jr. Wanted for Chicago in 1966" article & photos from the Chicago Sun Times
- The Montgomery Story - the comic book by Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Online version of "I Have A Dream" speech & video of the speech (17:30 mins. long)
- Online version of "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
- Atlantic MLK Issue
  - "The Whitewashing of King's Assassination"
On Diane Nash
- On Non-Violent Protest (Guardian)
- On Why She Did Not March At Selma Anniversary (Washington Post)
On Freedom Riders: PBS website companion to the film Freedom Riders (includes link to the transcript, which you can search to find the segment on Diane Nash that we watched in class)
On Fannie Lou Hamer
- 'Civil Rights Crusader Fannie Lou Hamer defied men - and presidents - who tried to silence her" (Washington Post)
On Selma & Voting Rights
- Election maps from Reconstruction to 2016
- Eyes on the Prize: Selma to Montgomery (the whole series' transcripts are found here)
- Amelia Boynton Robinson
- Jimmie Lee Jackson's death and the trooper who shot him
On Malcolm X
- excerpt (audio) of "The Ballot or the Bullet" and then 5:30-end of this later speech on self-preservation & 2nd Amendment, and the first min of this earlier speech “who taught you to hate” yourself?
On Yuri Kochiyama
- Story of her Life (NPR)
- Image of her with Malcolm X at his assassination (Life Magazine)
Women in the Civil Rights Movement
- "On Iconic Women of the Civil Rights Movement" (Essence) & "7 Women Leader You Need to Know" (one.org)
- Pauli Murray (The New Yorker)
- Gloria Gibson (NPR)
- Alberta Jones (New York Times)
- Claudette Colvin (NWHM)
- African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement (National Women's History Museum)
More from the Civil Rights Movement
- 1963 March on Washington - role of white activists, John Lewis' speech video & print
- James Meredith March Against Fear, leading to Black Power (photography archive)
- The Friendship Nine (sit-ins)
- White pastor, friend of Rosa Parks

Black Panther Party

PBS film: Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution website, youtube link
Quiz: Black Panthers and Black Lives Matter
5 Things you may not know about the BPP

On the Chicano Movement

History and Goals of the Chicano Movement (Thoughtco)
Latino Rights Civil Rights Timeline, 1903-2006
"Dolores Huerta: The Civil Rights Icon Who Showed Farmworkers 'Sí Se Puede'" (NPR)
Exploring the Chicana Feminist Movement (University of Michigan)
Cesar Chavez Commonwealth Club Address
Latinx (NBC)
Chicano Student Movement - Chicano! , episode 3

On Filipino Civil Rights

Grapes of Wrath: The Forgotten Filippinos (NPR)

Student Movements fighting for education to reflect their culture

Swarthmore Black Liberation 1969 Archive: Collections gallery & soundtrack & significance
Asian American resource from JACL (scroll to 1960s) & Ethnic Studies and Reparations part of this site

Women's Rights Movement

1913 Women's Suffrage March photo exhibit
Catching the Wave photography of the women's movement - search Exhibits (more in Collection)
see story of Miss Mary Hamilton to the right
presentation used in class to review the long women's movement (three waves of feminism)
E.R.A. documents for and against
Shirley Chisolm biography & you can search other biographies on the NWHM site
NOW (National Organization of Women): Bill of Rights, "lost" founder Pauli Murray's story
an article we did not read but might be interesting: "Why I Am a Male Feminist"
USA Today "A feminist glossary because we didn't all major in gender studies"

LGBTQ+ Rights:

LGBTQ+ presentation from Melanie & Kath
LGBTQ+ Timeline (CNN)
"Five Black Trans Women Who Paved the Way"
Jackie Bross (Chicago connection)
The First Openly Gay Person Elected in US - Kathy Kozachenko (Bloomberg)
an international view of issues & map of where rights are/are not secure (from the UN)
our class presentation on key milestones in the history of the movement
terminology help -

SNCC Digital GatewayA documentary website that tells the story of how young activists in SNCC united with local people in the Deep South to build a grassroots movement for change that empowered the Black community and transformed the nation.

Bayard Rustin: The Man Who Organized The March On WashingtonThe strategist behind the 1963 march will posthumously receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year. As a gay man, his position in the movement was questioned. But now he is considered "an amazing role model" for activists of color who are also gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

Iconic Women From the Civil Rights MovementWe partnered with LIFE to honor the remarkable women who made their mark and made their voices heard, forever changing the course of African-American history.

When 'Miss' Meant So Much More: How One Woman Fought Alabama — And WonIn 1963, in Gadsden, Ala., an activist stood defiantly in court. The prosecutor called her Mary. She refused to answer until he called her Miss Hamilton — as he would do for a white woman.

A Raisin in the Sun

See this source for an electronic version of the text
Biography of Lorraine Hansberry (note that her family moved to Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood)
Evolution of the play on stage and screen and a look back at its impact in 1959 (NYTimes)

Housing Segregation Resources

Chicago racial segregation map (radical cartography)
NYT Mapping Segregation
Hansberry Biography (note that her family moved to Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood)
Hansberry interview with Mike Wallace
Laws: Fair Housing Act - LBJ from 1968 (on History.com), and in IL we have the 2003 Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act which mandates 10% "affordable housing" (AKA "workforce housing")

Self-Directed Learning on Asian American, Abilities, American Indian and Environmental Rights Movements

Using the handout in class and working on your own or with a partner, learn about these movements in any order:

American Indian Movement (AIM)

What was AIM?
Wounded Knee 1973

Asian American Movement

There will be a poster series posted on our board to review issues and accomplishments of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
HANA Center (Korean American) - specifically their Youth Empowerment page
Other resources: from JACL (scroll to 1960s) and Ethnic Studies and Reparations

Abilities Rights Movement & the ADA

What was the Abilities Rights Movement? Examine in your small groups through printed photographs by Tim Olin - “notice” elements of the movement - causes, who was involved, tactics they used
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? read the intro paragraphs on the US govt website & write definitions
What is IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)?
Why is the Supreme Court case Olmstead v. LC significant? You can either watch the first 8 mins of the film "The Promise of Olmstead 15 Years Later" or read about the case here
readings (our HW) Alice Wong - Disability Visibility Project & Grace Tsao - Growing Up Asian American with Disability

Environmental Rights Movement

Key Milestones & Terms:
Youth movement in Eugene, Oregon: Watch the film "TRUST: The Climate Kids" from 8:00-13:00
Juliana v. United States - meet the youth involved, what they are trying to do & the status of the case
EXTRAS:

CONNECTIONS TO TODAY AND THE MARCH FOR OUR LIVES

“Why Parkland students have emerged as a powerful political voice” (WaPo)
Washington March FB Event & Chicago FB event & students on the Ellen show
Everything You Need to Know About the March (Time), Everything You Need to Know About Emma Gonzalez (Latina source) and click on video of Cameron Kasky here
CNN - Where do adults belong in the March for Our Lives Movement? In the Back
Racial Disparities
1. Black Teens Have Been Calling For Gun Control for Years (Teen Vogue)
2. BLM Youth Feel Ignored (Chicago Tribune)
3. Conversation About Race, Trauma, and Public Support (Vox)
4. “Meet the New Student Activists” (2016 nytimes)
5. “The Other Student Activists” (2015 atlantic)
Danielle Allen on Youth in Democracy (audio) & her 10 Questions for Participatory Politics
NYTimes "7 Times in History When Students Turned to Activism"

Meet the New Student ActivistsBlack students and their allies at campuses around the country are demanding change. Seven of them discuss the problem, the protests and themselves.

More Civil Rights Organizations in the Chicago area

There are so many organizations in the Chicagoland area. Here is just a sampling. We're happy to post suggestions students submit.

Youth Activism: HANA Center (Korean American) - specifically their Youth Empowerment page, Black Youth Project Chicago,
Housing advocacy groups: Latino Policy Forum, The Resurrection Project, Open Communities
Poverty: Heartland Alliance

Disability Civil Rights & Eugenics

14 Disabled Black Women

Eugenics

Deerfield Connections to Rights Movements

"Deerfield's Race Case" (from Northshore Magazine)
Rick Weil's stories of DHS between 1965-1969
1964 John Foster of 1601 Montgomery Rd. - and we also mentioned other young people from the North Shore who were involved in the Civil Rights Movement (Linda Davis & Joanne Ugolini) from a film series Chicago Stories: "Civil Rights on the North Shore" (see our outline of the film)
“Why Is Deerfield (Still) So White?” listen or read & look at the photos, compare to Lindner, Cicero, etc.
1. Fair Housing Act 1968 - LBJ (2 mins on History.com)
2. Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act (AHPAA)
  1. click through to the Act on ilga.gov to see the 2003 law - and that it mandates 10% affordable housing
  2. click to show the current listings of non-compliant (‘non-exempt”) villages, Deerfield has about 7% - see also a recent article relating to this
  3. current housing avg & pop demographics breakdown - see rent rate