Middle School
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Units
Paying Tribute
How could a memorial recognize and remember the role of enslaved people in making the United States a wealthy and powerful country?
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Students engage with the history of Black American ingenuity, intelligence, and diligence in their community through a study of Durham's Black Wall Street.
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Students explore themes of disenfranchisement and resistance found in the story of African American quilter Harriet Powers, analyze the power of art to tell stories of resistance, and create artworks.
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Resource Collection
The 1619 Project for Grades 2–6: Exploring Enslavement and Resistance
This set of ten activities uses elementary-friendly resources from "The 1619 Project" to explore the Black American history, culture, and resistance.
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Students explore texts and multimedia sources to evaluate the role of abolitionists from the Middle Passage to current day and identify as future abolitionists through journalism and civic engagement.
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Students research significant and often overlooked moments of American history and communicate their findings through art by creating data visualizations.
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Students explore the history of education inequity and activism nationally and in New Jersey. They then use their knowledge to determine the most effective ways to bring equity to urban education.
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Students consider whether the United States is undergoing a third Reconstruction by analyzing key events, figures and movements from the past.
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In this project-based unit, scholars explore early African civilizations, analyze the history of enslavement in America, and research the impact that abolitionists made in ending enslavement.
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Students explore how composition conveys meaning imbued with the point of view of the composer. They apply this learning to explorations of local history, primary sources, poetry, and art projects.
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Students apply research, photography, writing, and interview skills to explore the Black community's sense of belonging and memory in Athens, GA.
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Students explore how cultural identity is informed by history through engagement with “The 1619 Project," and ultimately create Altered Books to reflect what stories they think should be amplified.
