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Curriculum Overview -
FOCUS ON CIVIL RIGHTS but also

Essential Questions: -Civil Rights What were forms of discrimination in the early to mid 1900s? What is segregation? Why was it so demeaning? Who was Martin Luther King? Malcom X? What did they do to combat racism? How did the African American culture start to emerge – Motown, Harlem Renaissance, etc? How are African Americans portrayed in the media today?

Books: The Ramayana – R.K. Narayan ISBN: 0140446818 (amazon 13.60) A long way gone – Ishmael beah ISBN: 0374531269 (amazon 9.60)

Teacher Materials: Hairspray Motown Artists Others TBD