Civil Rights Movement Photos Student Materials - 0
Civil Rights Movement Photos Student Materials - 0
Civil Rights Movement Photos Student Materials - 0
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
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Guiding Questions
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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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?
Come to a final decision about the order of the documents. You can change your
answers from Round 2 if your mind has changed.
If your answer is different than it was in Round 2, briefly note why you changed your
mind:
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