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This Black History Unit Lesson Plan for US History covers the Civil Rights Movement from the 1940s through the 1970s, including important figures like Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis, and Malcolm X and events such as Brown v. Board of Education, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, The March on Washington, and the Black Power movement.

Days 1-6 consist of individual thematic one-day lessons, Day 7 consists of a unit review, and Day 8 consists of a unit assessment. It is an outstanding inclusion in any African American studies unit or as a way to celebrate Black History Month.

This unit is intended to be ready-to-use for any teacher regardless of their prior experience with the content. All student documents are pre-formatted for immediate classroom use, and all answer keys are provided. It is a very content-rich unit, and could easily be extended beyond 8 days if a teacher chooses to do so.

Bundle Contains (in downloadable .zip files):

• Daily Lesson Files (to be used during Days 1-7):
  • Each daily lesson .zip file includes a PowerPoint presentation, student guided notes, and a multiple-choice quiz. Keys are included.
  • Each lesson is ready-to-use with no prep required. All answer keys are included.
• Review & Test Files (to be used during Days 8-9):
  • Unit Study Guide and Scavenger Hunt Review Activity for interactive student engagement.
  • Unit Test with 20 multiple-choice questions, many of which include documents or visuals.
  • Full Unit Question Bank containing 47 multiple-choice questions (for test customization).
  • All answer keys are included for easy and efficient grading.

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Topics Covered By Lesson Include:

• Civil Rights - 1940s and 1950s: Early Black Activism, Rosa Parks, Montgomery Bus Boycott, MLK and More (1940s-1957)
  • Problems faced by Blacks in the Jim Crow South, NAACP, prominent Black activists in the 1940s (James Farmer, A. Philip Randolph), 1950s racial violence (Harry and Harriette Moore, Emmett Till), Montgomery Bus Boycott, Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Southern Christian Leadership Conference
• Civil Rights – Desegregating Public Schools: Brown v Board, Little Rock 9 (1954-1963)
  • Plessy v. Ferguson/separate but equal, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, Thurgood Marshall, South’s reaction to Brown v. Board, the Little Rock Nine/Little Rock Crisis, New Orleans School Crisis and Ruby Bridges, the Ole Miss Riots, James Meredith, “The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door” President Kennedy’s speech on Civil Rights and introduction of civil rights bill
• Civil Rights - 1960s to March on Washington: Becoming a Nationwide Movement (1958-1964)
  • Direct action, sit-ins, the Greensboro Four, the sit-in movement, rise of the Black student movement, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Freedom Rides, Birmingham Campaign and Bull Connor, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, the March on Washington, Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream Speech” the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Civil Rights - Fighting for Voting Rights in the 1960s (1961-1965)
  • Disenfranchisement of Blacks in the South, “Dixiecrats”, poll taxes, literacy tests, Bob Moses, Fannie Lou Hamer, Mississippi Freedom Vote, 24th Amendment, Mississippi Freedom Summer, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Amelia Boynton, the Selma Voting Rights campaign, the Selma-to-Montgomery Marches, “Bloody Sunday” Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Civil Rights - 1960s Poverty: Fighting for Economic Opportunity (1963-1968)
  • Economic problems faced by Blacks, March on Washington, “War on Poverty”, Economic Opportunity Act of 1964), Chicago Freedom Movement, “Two Americas”, Poor People’s Campaign, Memphis Sanitation Strike, assassination of MLK, Civil Rights Act of 1968, Poor People’s March on Washington
• Civil Rights - The Black Power Movement (1960s-1970s, emphasis on mid-late 1960s)
  • Black frustrations with slow progress, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Black Nationalism, the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X, militant self-defense, the Black Power Movement, Stokely Carmichael, “Black is Beautiful”, 1968 Olympics Black Power Salute, Huey Newton, the Black Panther Party

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Slides/Pages: 329 total (273 slides, 56 pages)

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Why Teachers Love This Resource:

• Huge savings — by purchasing this unit bundle, you save over 40% compared to buying each individual component. Comprehensive, No-Prep Unit—everything you need in terms of content for an entire unit of instruction.
• Ready-to-use materials—perfect for any teacher, experienced or new.
• Great for substitutes—all the materials are pre-formatted with answer keys provided.
• Ideal for virtual classrooms—easily adaptable for online teaching platforms.

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