Racial Inequality Throughout History by Haley Rumpf

Racial Inequality

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 17:57:08 UTC

Racial Inequality is defined as the social inequality and advantages and disparities that affect different races. In this text set, 5th grade students will be exploring the different eras of racial inequality seen throughout history and will develop a deeper understanding of what inequality is, what it looks like, and how it still occurs today.

Inquiry Questions

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 18:00:39 UTC

What is slavery?
What are some risks that people take for freedom?
How does the institution of slavery make you feel? Would you be willing to take the same risks as these individuals if you were put in this position?

Inquiry Questions

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 18:03:43 UTC

What are some examples of civil liberties do you have?
How would you feel if those civil liberties were taken away?
Why were people willing to risk their lives and their safety?

Inquiry Questions

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 18:05:56 UTC

Do you think racial inequality occurs around the world?
Who do you think is affected by racial inequality?
What makes someone different from another person in terms of race?

Inquiry Questions

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 18:07:09 UTC

What does modern-day racism look like?
Where does racism occur in everyday life?
How can you make a difference in ending racial inequality?

Follow The Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 18:11:35 UTC

During slavery in the United States, many people risked their lives trying to escape the bondage of slavery and make their escape to freedom in the North. There are many challenges to escape. Will this loosely organized group of free blacks, slaves, and white sympathizers make it to freedom or will they fail? This story is about perseverance and the risks that were taken for freedom.

Who is Harriet Tubman? by Zeldis McDounough

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 18:17:53 UTC

Harriet Tubman was born a slave in Maryland. She first-handedly experienced what it meant to be a slave and how brutal life as a slave is. She was beaten, whipped, and almost killed by her master. When Tubman discovered the Underground Railroad, she bravely traveled back and forth from freedom back to shackles to help free others who were slaves.

The Strength of These Arms, Life in the Slave Quarters by Raymond Bial

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 18:22:01 UTC

In this nonfiction picture book, Bial brings the reader through a grueling gallery of what life was like for slaves in their living quarters. Slaves worked on plantations and worked absurd amounts of hours with little rest and food. These gripping pictures gives the readers an inside look of the real conditions that enslaved people had to endure while living on the plantations.

Freedom on the Sea by Michael Boulware Moore

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 18:28:03 UTC

Freedom on the Sea is a true story of Robert Smalls and his escape to freedom. Robert Smalls daringly used a Confederate ship to navigate himself, his family and many others to freedom. This book takes place during the American Civil War and shows the courage and bravery of a man who would risk his life in the name of freedom.

Freewater by Amnia Luqman-Dawson

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 18:36:16 UTC

Freewater is a riveting novel about a twelve year-old boy name Homer who flees the plantation he is living on in the South. This is a story that allows the readers to look into the realities of escaping to freedom. Sometimes you have to make a choice for yourself, would you leave your family and friends behind in the name of freedom or would you go?

Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine & Kadir Nelson

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 18:41:28 UTC

This is the story of a slave boy names Henry Brown who doesn't know how old he is and when his birthday is because records were not kept on slaves. Henry has a dream of being free and decides to make a risky decision for his path to freedom. Henry does the unthinkable and mails himself to freedom in a crate to the North.

Video #1: A Short History of Slavery | 5 Minute Video

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 18:45:32 UTC

This video gives a short overview into the institution of slavery. In this video, Candace Owens explains the origin story of slavery and who was directly impacted by slavery.

Video #2: Black Health Disparities Go Back To Slavery | Discovered Truth: Full Documentary

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 18:49:36 UTC

In this 26 minute documentary, it discusses the racial inequality of black barriers to healthcare and how these racial inequalities date back to slavery. This will help students to understand how racial in equalities today stem from slavery.

Supportive Text #1: The Traumatic Impact of Structural Racism on African Americans

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 18:52:14 UTC

In this article. it discusses how many African Americans and members of the black community have been impacted b y racism and racial inequality since the times of slavery and still experience trauma through social, economic, and political disparities today.

Sit-In How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down By Andrea Davis Pinkney

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:02:49 UTC

During the Civil Rights Movement, segregation was put in place by the notion of "separate but equal". Everything was divided based on skin color like bathrooms, water fountains, restaurants, busses, and the list goes on. In this book on February 1, 1960, four young black men make the courageous decision to fight against this racial inequality of "separate but equal" and decide to go into Woolworth's Department store and simply sit at the "white's only" counter. This books describes the injustices that these black men faced to peacefully demonstrate against racism.

Children of the Civil Rights Era by Catherine A. Welch

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:06:35 UTC

In this short, nonfiction chapter book, it outlines the inequalities that black children faced during the Civil Rights Era. From Emmet Till to the Civil Rights Act being passed, this book embodies the journey that these individuals had to face to fight for their civil rights.

Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? by Sherri L. Smith

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:10:01 UTC

In this nonfiction chapter book, the author goes into detail on the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military pilots who bravely fought in World War II. During their time in the services, the Tuskegee Airmen had to face and overcome racial prejudice and racial inequalities while serving their country.

Marching for Freedom by Elizabeth Partridge

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The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:17:21 UTC

This is the story about a young girl named Ruby Bridges who moved form Mississippi to New Orleans in search of a better life for her and her family. With her new transition, she is ordered to attend a formerly all-white school. She faced racial inequality head on and has to overcome obstacles that are a risk to her well being and safety.

Because of You, John Lewis by Andrea Davis Pickney

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:20:51 UTC

In this heart warming novel, Tybre Faw learns of the heroism of John Lewis during the Civil Rights Movement, especially his famous march across the Edmund Pettis Bridge. Inspired by Lewis's courage, Tybre is determined to meet John Lewis and rise up to keep his legacy alive.

Video #1: The Fight Against Segregation in Birmingham | Black American Heroes

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:23:28 UTC

In this short History video, it outlines the fight against segregation in the south and the turbulence that black Americans had to face while fighting for their civil rights. It outlines the social racial inequalities that occurred during this time.

Video #2: Civil Rights Movement: The Fight for Equality

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:25:55 UTC

This short video discusses the stories of people who protested and campaigned for racial equality during the Civil Rights Movement. This video will help students better understand why black Americans fought for their civil liberties.

Supportive Text #1: How John Lewis spent his life bridging America’s racial and political divides

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:29:05 UTC

In this article, it discusses the life of John Lewis and how he ended up devoting his life work to bridge America's racial and political divides when it comes to racial inequalities. This gives the students a deeper understanding of who John Lewis was, what he did, and how he continued his work.

Supportive Text #2:

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:31:51 UTC

This article will help the students to better understand how racial inequalities that were present in the Civil Rights Era are still around today.

Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom By Chris Van Wyk

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:35:54 UTC

In South Africa, Apartheid policies were put in place to segregate the white population from the black population. In this book, it outlines Mandela's life and discusses how he became known for his fight to end apartheid and campaign for freedom and to end racial inequality in South Africa

Toussaint L'Ouverture The Fight for Haiti's Freedom by Walter Dean Myers

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:38:56 UTC

Toussaint L'Ouverture is well known for his right against racial inequalities and for freedom for the Haitian people. In this novel, it tells the story of how he bravely formed a mighty army to fight for freedom.

Peaceful Protest The Life of Nelson Mandela

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:44:56 UTC

In this nonfiction picture book, the author discusses the life of Nelson Mandela and the hardships that him and his family faced during South Africa's policy of Apartheid. As a black man living in Apartheid South Africa, Mandela first-handedly experienced the racial inequalities that went hand in hand with the South African government's policies.

Chrisophe's Story by Nicki Cornwell

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:51:06 UTC

In this powerful novel, student will read about Christophe, a Rwandan Refugee who is navigating a new life and trying to overcome the challenges of his new school, new language, and his new life. The Rwandan Genocide was a genocide that was deeply rooted in racial and political inequalities. The Hutus and the Tutsis who were slaughtered because of years of racial inequalities among the two groups.

The Soccer Fence, A Story of Friendship, Hope, and Apartheid in South Africa by Jesse Joshua Watson

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:53:50 UTC

This book goes into detail on how sports, specifically soccer can help inspire younger generations to achieve their dreams no matter the challenges that they may face. As Apartheid begins to crumble, a new era arises in South Africa, giving hope to more racial equality to people of color living in Johannesburg Township.

Video #1: How did South African Apartheid happen, and how did it finally end? - Thula Simpson

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:55:42 UTC

This video will provide students with a simple background and explanation of what Apartheid was in South Africa, how it caused racial inequality, and how it finally ended.

Video #2: What caused the Rwandan Genocide? - Susanne Buckley-Zistel

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 19:57:01 UTC

In this short 6 minute TedEd Video, it explains the racial inequality that arose in Rwanda and how it led to the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.

Supportive Text #1: Racial inequality and demographic change in South Africa

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 20:01:31 UTC

In this article, it discusses racial inequalities in South Africa and the changes that have occurred throughout history. It gives explanations on South Africa's apartheid policy and the ways that policy led to racial inequality in South Africa. This article would be great in supporting children's background knowledge of the situation at hand during this time and throughout history.

Supportive Text #2: Divided by Ethnicity

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 20:04:10 UTC

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website goes into detail on the background of the inequalities among the different ethnic groups in Rwanda. This will help support student knowledge on the inequalities that led to the Rwandan Genocide.

Protest Movements: Black Lives Matter by Duchess Harris

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 20:08:04 UTC

In this book, the author discusses what the Black Lives Matter Protests are and why people today are involved in them. The Black Lives Matter Movement have paved the way for change in the United States and stands up against racial inequalities still found in society today. This book will help students understand that racial inequality is something that people to this day fight against within their own country.

Yes We Will by Kelly Yang

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 20:10:19 UTC

In this book by Wang, the author discusses a number of Asian Americans who stood up for what they believed in and fought back against inequality, racism, civil rights and many more! The students will be able to explore that it is not only black people who face racial inequality.

A Refugee's Journey from El Salvador by Linda Barghoorn

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 20:13:23 UTC

This is one book from a series of titles that discuss the story of a refugee leaving their homeland for a better life and better opportunities. Although where they may be leaving from may have been tough to live in, it describes the hardships that refugees face in a new place and how they navigate the hate and discrimination that comes from different groups of people within society.

Islamophobia Deal With It in the name of peace by Safia Saleh

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 20:16:52 UTC

This book outlines the discrimination and hatred that Muslims face within society. It discusses the record of islamophobia, which is the hatred, fear, and prejudice against the Muslim community. This book is a great tool for students to help them understand the inequalities Muslims face in society, how to deal with this conflict and even has quizzes to test the student's abilities to respond to situations where they see racial inequalities.

Race and the Media in Modern America by Duchess Harris

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 20:20:06 UTC

In this book, it discusses the inequalities that people of color face in American society. It sheds light on the ways that media portrays people of color and the steps that society has taken to get rid o racial ideologies on our foods, in out schools, and in the media. This book clearly addressed the steps that were taken to address racial injustice in America although it has yet to be solved.

Video #1: Race, Racism, Prejudice and Discrimination - What are they?

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 20:23:00 UTC

In this video, it helps the viewer better understand what race, racism, prejudice, and discrimination are and how to identity it in your own society. This video is very educational and will help the students better understand the content.

Video #2: What it's like to be a Muslim in America | Dalia Mogahed

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 20:26:19 UTC

In this Ted Talk by Dalia Mogahed, she discusses the perception of Muslims in the media and the social divide of Muslims and Americans in the United States. She discusses what its like being a Muslim living in America and how it has had an impact on her life. Having a person tell their story like this will allow the student to be more empathetic and gain a deeper understanding on this sensitive topic.

Supportive Article #1: From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 20:27:37 UTC

This article by Scientific America allows the students to further explore the Black Lives Matter Movement and what fueled their protests today.

U.S. News Examines Racial Equality in America

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 20:30:32 UTC

This news article will help students understand racial equality in America, what groups are succeeding and what groups are being left behind in the fight for equality. This will help the students understand that racial inequalities still occur today.

Supportive Text #2: What is Modern Day Slavery?

haleylrumpf — 2024-07-31 21:15:07 UTC

In this article, it discussed what modern-day slavery looks like and how slavery still affects people today around the world.