From Segregation to Sit-ins: The Greensboro Woolworth Lunch Counter

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Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Resource Type

Classroom Material

Keywords

African American Black History Civil Rights US History

Subjects

African American Studies History Ethnic Studies

Grade Levels

Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary

Audience

Classroom Teacher / Educator Librarian / Media Specialist

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From Segregation to Sit-ins: The Greensboro Woolworth Lunch Counter

This teacher’s resource challenges students to think about the Greensboro Woolworth’s lunch counter and it’s importance to the Civil Rights movement. It includes a preliminary activity intended to introduce students to doing history with objects and 3 lesson plans focused on segregation and the Civi…

Author

Smithsonian's History Explorer

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Smithsonian