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The documents show different events related to the African American civil rights movement from the 1950s-1970s based on clues like clothing style and weaponry depicted.

Document A shows Dorothy Counts attending a previously segregated school in Charlotte, North Carolina in the 1950s.

Document B shows members of the Black Panther Party meeting with police on the state capitol steps and being allowed to keep their weapons as long as they caused no trouble, depicting an event from the 1960s.

Carlos Gonzalez

Document A

This photograph shows Dorothy Counts attending a previously segregated Harding High
School in Charlotte, North Carolina.


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Document B

The caption on the photograph reads: “Members of the Black Panther Party are met on
the State Capitol steps by State Police Lt. Ernest Holloway, who informed them that
they would be allowed to keep their weapons as long as they caused no trouble or did
not try to disturb the peace. Earlier several members of the society invaded the
Assembly chambers and had their guns confiscated.”


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Document C

Howard University students protest outside of the National Crime Conference in


Washington D.C.


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Guiding Questions

Round 1: Document Analysis

Examine the three photographs and complete the chart below.

What about the image might give In what decade of the 20th century
you clues about when it was do you think this was made? Why?
made?

Document A

Document B

Document C


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Round 2: Group Decision

First, each group member should share their answers from Round 1. Next, work
together as a group to answer the following question:

Thinking about how the African American Civil Rights Movement unfolded in the 20th
century, in what order were these images likely created?

Document _____ was likely created first, because

Document _____ was likely created second, because

Document _____ was likely created last, because

Round 3: Final Vote

Come to a final decision about the order of the documents. You can change your
answers from Round 2 if your mind has changed.

First: Document _______

Second: Document _______

Last: Document _______

If your answer is different than it was in Round 2, briefly note why you changed your
mind:


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