Lesson Resources

SS8H7 The student will evaluate key political, social, and economic changes that occurred in Georgia between 1877 and 1918.

b. Analyze how rights were denied to African-Americans through Jim Crow laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, disenfranchisement, and racial violence.

This pathfinder is meant for teachers to use if they need a variety of resources covering SS8H7b that can be integrated into engaging lessons, inquiry projects, or just as supplemental resources for students who need extension work. Keywords/terms that would help with searching for SS8H7b are Jim Crow laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, disenfranchisement, racial violence, and race riots. A few Dewey classifications to use to find resources would be the 305’s, 320’s, and 340’s. Some good web directories to search are the New Georgia Encyclopedia, PBS, Georgia Archives, Gale: Biographies in Context, Gale: Opposing Views in Context, and NPR. This pathfinder is organized with media content first, followed by online content, and then print sources. All of the provided links are appropriate for 8^th graders and above.

Harris, N. (2006). When Blacks Succeed: The 1906 Atlanta Race Riot. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ-fgqnuATgHQgtS6YYLcTpPC8I28NI-H

The award winning documentary “When Blacks Succeed: The 1906 Atlanta Race Riot” has been posted on YouTube for easy viewing. In this six part video series, the emotions are felt and students are transported back over 100 years. Each video is under 5 minutes, so all six videos could be shown at once or students could view them independently with individual assignments to guide their learning. No matter how the videos are shown, the impact can be lasting and videos are a great way to gain student engagement.

Kuhn, C. (2009). This Day in Atlanta History, 1906: Atlanta’s Race Riots. WABE Podcast. Podcast retrieved from http://news.wabe.org/post/day-atlanta-history-1906-atlantas-race-riots

In this short podcast, Cliff Huhn (from Georgia State University) takes the audience back in time to 1906. Huhn explains what it was like in the city right before the race riots and also goes into detail about what lead to the riots. Being able to listen instead of just reading about history helps to put the students back in time and really experience it.



Online Resources

Bos, C. (1999), Plessy vs Ferguson: Legal Segregation. Awesome Stories. Retrieved from http://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Plessy-vs-Ferguson-Legal-Segregation

Net Trekker is a search engine that searches a variety of multimedia resources that are directly related to curriculum standards. From 60-second audio clips that quickly explains the topic to interactive lesson plans with built in web links and primary documents, Net Trekker is a great resource for any standard. While searching on Net Trekker, the search engines that resulted in the best results were Jim Crow Laws and Plessy v. Ferguson. With these searches, multiple resources were located including multiple online lessons built for student use with primary documents, videos, guiding questions, as well as interactive timelines. Since Net Trekker is a type of search engine, you can either save your search to the Net Trekker website or save the actual website.

Gale: Biography in Context is a reference source that focuses on people. The information is pulled from a variety of biographies, magazines, and video sources. The articles do not only focus on the person but what was happening to shape the person. Homer Adolph Plessy was searched and two different biographies were located plus a magazine article from the Smithsonian. All three of these resources are valuable when teaching SS8H7b.

With the New Georgia Encyclopedia, there are lots of resources to enhance the Georgia history standards. By searching “Jim Crow Laws” an article on segregation, which discusses the impact the law had on Georgia in particular instead of most other articles that focus on the nation. There are lots links embedded within the article and at the end of the article, which encourages the students to further research the topic and explore their curiosity. By using the New Georgia Encyclopedia, there are numerous resources besides just articles like images to use for a multi-media analysis project or video clips that relate to the standards.

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. (2002). PBS. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/index.html

PBS produced four episodes on Jim Crow laws with a website to support the videos. The website includes an interactive timeline, stories from a variety of perspectives, an interactive map, plus teacher tools to help plan lessons and further explain the resources. The actual videos are not online, but the website could be used as a standalone resource or there is information on ordering a set of videos for the school media center. The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow could be used in pieces to support the standards or built into a WebQuest for students to explore on their own. Either way, the information provided is in-depth and invaluable in creating a picture of history.



White, W. (1948). A Man Called White. Defending Home and Hearth: Walter White Recalls the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot. Retrieved from http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/104/

From the History Matters website, there is a reprint of Walter White’s recounts of the 1906 race riots in Atlanta. Having students read a real life encounter will help bring the tension and emotions to the surface instead of passively reading a history passage. Using primary sources is important while teaching history. Having students read White’s recall of the riots will have an impact on students fully understanding the racial violence that took place in the south during this time period.

The Free Dictionary has a legal dictionary component where all aspects of the word or phrase are discussed from a range of angles. Since it is a dictionary website, students who come across a new word or historical fact can easily look it up since everything is hyperlinked within the website. This website also provides additional resources and a cross reference to different entries. Jim Crow Law and Plessy v. Ferguson both have detailed entries.

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Wormser, R. (1999). The rise & fall of Jim Crow: The African-American struggle against discrimination, 1865-1954. New York: Franklin Watts.

The non-fiction book explores the laws that supported discrimination with a variety of photographs and quotes that help explain what it was like to experience the aftermath of just a few laws.

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Cates, D., & Armstrong, M. (2013). Plessy v. Ferguson : segregation and the separate but equal policy. Minneapolis, MN: ABDO Pub.

Explaining the Plessy v. Ferguson court case in terms, this non-fiction book ensures that everyone who reads it understands the process and the ramifications of the infamous lawsuit. Bottom of Form

Napoli, D. J. (2009). Alligator bayou. New York: Wendy Lamb Books. Retrieved from http://proxygsu-sful.galileo.usg.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nnh&tg=UI&an=304442&site=novelistk8-live

Even those this historical fictitious novel focuses more on segregation of immigrants, it would make a perfect comparison piece for students to relate the tensions of African Americans compared to immigrants.

Wright, B. (2012). Crow. New York: Random House. Retrieved from http://proxygsu-sful.galileo.usg.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nnh&tg=UI&an=10063225&site=novelistk8-live

In this historical fiction novel based in the south, helps paint the picture of what it is like during 1898 and how different groups of people reacted to the rising tensions building between the races.

References

Bos, C. (1999), Plessy vs Ferguson: Legal Segregation. Awesome Stories. Retrieved from http://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Plessy-vs-Ferguson-Legal-Segregation

Cates, D., & Armstrong, M. (2013). Plessy v. Ferguson : segregation and the separate but equal policy. Minneapolis, MN: ABDO Pub.

Harris, N. (2006). When Blacks Succeed: The 1906 Atlanta Race Riot. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ-fgqnuATgHQgtS6YYLcTpPC8I28NI-H

Kuhn, C. (2009). This Day in Atlanta History, 1906: Atlanta’s Race Riots. WABE Podcast. Podcast retrieved from http://news.wabe.org/post/day-atlanta-history-1906-atlantas-race-riots

Napoli, D. J. (2009). Alligator bayou. New York: Wendy Lamb Books. Retrieved from http://proxygsu-sful.galileo.usg.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nnh&tg=UI&an=304442&site=novelistk8-live

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. (2002). PBS. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/index.html

Wormser, R. (1999). The rise & fall of Jim Crow: The African-American struggle against discrimination, 1865-1954. New York: Franklin Watts.