Eyes on the Prize, Part 3--"Ain't Afraid of Your Jails"

We watched the first 25 minutes of this episode, about the Nashville sit-in movement by members of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

HW#9: Interview adult/s about the race/class composition of their elementary / middle / high schools

Talk to an adult or adults about what the racial and class makeup of their childhood schools were, and what it was like going to school in that environment. Ask them if they know why their schools had that racial and class makeup. One page minimum.

HW#8: School segregation and integration first hand accounts

Read / highlight / annotate the chapter from Freedom's Children, "Different Classrooms: Segregation and Integration in the Schools" and describe what insights you gained from reading these accounts that you might not gain by reading textbook description of these events. One page minimum.

HW#7: Read Chapter 6 in American Crucible, answer question

How did the US's involvement in the Cold War affect the struggle for rights and justice during the 1950s? One page minimum.