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Discover the Jackie Robinson Ballpark: A Lightning Lesson from Teaching with Historic Places

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Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies

How can sports and popular culture change public opinion? What historic place might you study to answer this question? Objectives 1. To describe the effects of Jim Crow on African Americans in the early 20th Century; 2. To explain how segregation in Daytona Beach looked different than in other places; 3. To describe who Jackie Robinson was and his place in the Civil Rights Movement.

Recommended level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade