Alabama Social Studies SS24.US2.3e
The Standard
- SS24.US2.3
- Evaluate how key figures, events, and trends shaped United States society and culture from the conclusion of World War I through the 1920s.
Trace the causes and course of Red Summer and subsequent violence into the 1920s, including the Tulsa Race Massacre.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students trace racist violence across several cities in 1919 and into Tulsa in 1921. They explain how white backlash fueled the attacks while identifying the different local events that set them off.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students place the Washington, Chicago, and Elaine attacks in 1919, before the Tulsa massacre in 1921. They can explain who attacked Greenwood, what happened to the neighborhood, and how Tulsa fit a wider pattern of violence.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think Red Summer was one event or place Tulsa in 1919. They may call the attacks fights between equal sides, missing the role of white mobs and officials who failed to protect Black residents.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Put Washington, Chicago, and Tulsa in order. Name one cause the attacks shared, the immediate trigger in Tulsa, and what happened to Greenwood.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs event cards for Washington, Chicago, Elaine, and Tulsa; have them sort by date and attach one cause and consequence to each.
Using two 1919 Chicago newspaper headlines, write a sentence explaining who each headline blames and whose actions it leaves out.
Play a card match: pair each event with its local trigger and one consequence, then defend one match using a source excerpt.
Find Greenwood Rising on Google Maps, then write one sentence explaining why a history center stands in that Tulsa neighborhood.
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