Alabama Social Studies SS24.5.12c
The Standard
- SS24.5.12
- Outline key events and campaigns of the Civil Rights Movement and identify significant organizations and their contributions within the Movement.
Describe the contributions of Alabama leaders and foot soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement as well as other Alabamian supporters who aided their efforts.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify Alabama leaders, everyday protesters, and people who gave practical or legal help. They describe what each person did and how those actions helped the Civil Rights Movement.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain how Jo Ann Robinson organized boycott leaflets, how residents kept the Montgomery bus boycott going by refusing to ride, and how Fred Gray helped in court. They can show why both leaders and everyday participants mattered.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think Rosa Parks refused to move only because she was tired, or that one leader carried the boycott alone. They may take “foot soldiers” literally and miss the walkers, drivers, and young marchers who took part.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Explain how Jo Ann Robinson, a Montgomery bus boycott walker, and Fred Gray each helped the boycott. Give one action for each.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Hand out action cards for Jo Ann Robinson, Montgomery boycott walkers, and Fred Gray; sort them into organizing, participating, and legal support.
Ask: What would happen to the Montgomery bus boycott if leaders planned protests but no one walked or offered rides?
Match name cards to actions: Parks refused to give up her seat, Robinson printed leaflets, Lewis led marchers, and Gray represented Parks.
Use a local bus schedule to plan rides for three workers during a boycott, then explain how volunteer drivers helped people stay involved.
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Related Standards
- SS24.AS.16c
Identify civil rights leaders and foot soldiers in Alabama, and explain their contributions to fostering change in the state.
- SS24.5.12e
Identify Alabamians who contributed to concurrent civil rights movements in the United States during the decades following World War II.
- SS24.AS.16a
Describe how civil rights campaigns in Alabama were led by a coalition of local, grassroots organizations and national civil rights leaders and organizations.
- SS24.US2.10e
Describe how key Alabamians provided leadership, generated change, or demonstrated resistance to the Civil Rights Movement.
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