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Disability Rights and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Investigate how disability rights activists organized the 504 Sit-in and Capitol Crawl to win legal accessibility.
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Living Histories, Civil Rights, and Overcoming Systems of Oppression
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Analyze power, authority, and systems of oppression while investigating how marginalized groups fought for equity and human rights across the Americas.
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Learning standards covered
6.4Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeSIXTH GRADE STRAND 4: OUR MODERN WORLD (WORLD RELIGIONS, COLD WAR ERA, CURRENT GLOBAL EVENTS/ISSUES)
6.20Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesAnalyze cause and effect relationships within the living histories of ethnic groups, religious groups, and other traditionally marginalized groups in the Western Hemisphere.
6.21Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesIdentify issues related to historical events to recognize power, authority, and governance as it relates to systems of oppression and its impact on ethnic and religious groups and other traditionally marginalized groups in the modern era (bias and injustice, discrimination, stereotypes).