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Lesson Plan, Book, Teaching Guide, Article Multiracial Stories of Desegregation of Public Schools in America

  • Grade Level K-2nd Grade
  • Time Period Late 1800s - 1969
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Introduction

This lesson introduces students to multiracial stories of desegregation in American public schools, focusing on the struggles for equal education. Students explore the stories of Mamie Tape, Ruby Bridges, Alice Piper, and Sylvia Mendez, comparing their experiences and examining who gets to attend public school and who makes those decisions.

BOOK
Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School Written by Traci Huahn, Illustrated by Michelle Jing Chan

TEACHER GUIDE
Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School - Teacher Guide

LESSON PLAN
First Graders’ Inquiry into Multicolored Stories of School (De)Segregation

Essential Questions

  • Who is allowed to attend public school in America? Who decides?