•Read and analyze primary sources by Washington and Du Bois, compare their differing reasoning and perspectives, and identify how their backgrounds influenced their lives. •Examine the effects of industrialization, public education, sharecropping, segregation, and racial violence on Black Americans. •Participate in collaborative discussions to evaluate the beliefs of Washington and Du Bois within historical context.
Recommended level: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
1. Backgrounds and Beliefs: Washington vs. Du Bois
2. Forces Shaping Black American Life
3. Collaborative Analysis and Civic Reasoning