MLK's birthday is celebrated in January and Black History Month is recognized during the month of February.
The Cobb County Curriculum guide of HS MOID/SID/PID teachers includes this focus in both January and February, addressing the GPS standard of
SSUSH22
The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights Movement, 1945 – 1970.
b. Identify Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball.
d. Describe the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and his “I Have a Dream” speech.
e. Describe the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Elementary Curriculum Guide address the standards of SSKH1e (MLK, Jr. Day); SS1H1a (contributions of historical figures) *SS3H2a (famous Americans) *SS4CG5 (positive character traits of key historic figures) *SS5H3b (impact on American life by specified people SS2H1 (contributions made by historic figures) *SS4CG3b (managing conflicts and protecting rights) *SS5H8b (key events of civil rights era) The Middle School Curriculum Guide address the standards of SS8H6 Civil War & Reconstruction on Ga. SS8H7 Georgia between 1877 and 1918. Additional Posts will include sample activities and materials to help address the curriculum guide components for Black History Month and Civil Rights
b. Jim Crow laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, disenfranchisement, and racial violence.
c. Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, John and Lugenia Burns Hope, and Alonzo Herndon.
SS8H11 The student will evaluate the role of Georgia in the modern civil rights movement.
a. Describe major developments in civil rights and Georgia’s role during the 1940s and 1950s;
b. Analyze the role Georgia and prominent Georgians played in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s;
