EQ: Is Fighting Really Necessary? If so, when and how is it effective? by Megan Schlimmer

Newspaper Article

mschlimmer2 — 2024-03-31 18:37:40 UTC

1958 Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune article

What It Was Like to Go to a Segregated School

mschlimmer2 — 2024-03-31 18:40:07 UTC

Look for differences between the two schools- is this right? Is this fair?

Conceptual Conflict

mschlimmer2 — 2024-03-31 18:41:00 UTC

Is separate ever equal?

Conceptual Conflict

mschlimmer2 — 2024-03-31 18:41:17 UTC

Are laws always just?

Conceptual Conflict

mschlimmer2 — 2024-03-31 18:41:58 UTC

Laws are meant to protect people, but what if they are actually causing harm by perpetuating unequal opportunities?

mschlimmer2 — 2024-03-31 18:42:35 UTC

Schools were segregated- the court system and laws said that separate but equal was ok. Looking at the images and listening to the testimony of the students who attended these schools- were they equal?

Resources: Books

mschlimmer2 — 2024-03-31 19:41:40 UTC

Explore these books to learn more!

Virginia Voices of Integration

mschlimmer2 — 2024-03-31 19:45:21 UTC

This article, which includes audio support, details the struggle to integrate Virginia’s public schools in the 1950s. The article includes links to primary sources to consider.

She Lived Segregation in Virginia: Surprise

mschlimmer2 — 2024-03-31 19:47:08 UTC

YouTube video interview with a woman from Prince Edward, VA who lived through segregation. She describes the laws and unfair treatment she grew up with. *excerpts only

Birthplace of the Student Civil Rights Movement: Contradictions

mschlimmer2 — 2024-03-31 19:48:53 UTC

YouTube video describing the student civil rights movement, including interviews with a student who took part in Barbara John’s strike for educational equality and a student who would sneak to attend school in neighboring counties during the school closure. This video hits on the connection between the events in Virginia and national history.

The Moton Museum: Complexity

mschlimmer2 — 2024-03-31 19:52:23 UTC

This would be a great field trip or weekend meet-up. This museum was the school Barbara Johns led the strike from in Prince Edward County. Their website is informative, but visiting the actual museum would allow for a deeper understanding of the conditions and history of the area.

ReadWorks Paired Passages

mschlimmer2 — 2024-03-31 19:53:39 UTC

Two ReadWorks passages centered on the topic of segregation and inequality. Audio support available online.

US School Segregation Still Casts a Shadow

mschlimmer2 — 2024-03-31 19:55:13 UTC

This video digs deeper into the situation in Prince Edward County with the school closure and its lasting impact.