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African American Civil Rights and Resistance in the Jim Crow Era

6th Grade · Social Studies · US-NJ-SS

6 lessons

Goal

Examine how African American leaders, journalists, and grassroots organizations mobilized to combat disenfranchisement, racial violence, and systemic inequality in the post-Reconstruction era.

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us-nj6.1.12.CivicsDP.5.aNew Jersey Social Studies Standards · 6th Grade

Analyze the effectiveness of governmental policies and of actions by groups and individuals to address discrimination against new immigrants, Native Americans, and African Americans.