The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the Civil Rights Movement

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 09.02.02

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. Rationale
  3. Strategies
  4. Activities
  5. Unit One
  6. Unit 2
  7. Unit 3
  8. Student's Bibliography
  9. Annotated Bibliography
  10. Teacher's Reading List
  11. Websites
  12. Standards
  13. Appendices
  14. Notes

The Audacity of Hope for a Hopeless Generation

Marlene Cabiness

Published September 2009

Tools for this Unit:

Where there is no vision, the people perish...Proverbs 29:181

Overview

An inner city high school sits in a far-east corner of the city. Its current enrollment is less than 250 students for the incoming year. All of its students are of African American heritage. This school, at its fullest capacity, can hold over 1,800 students. The school now offers small class size in cosmetology, culinary arts, and an exemplary science and math program, yet is struggling to stay open. Upon entering the school one gazes at the inner wall at over 100 people who have graduated from this school within the last century. Who are these people? Why are they significant to the school? These are the people who took a vision and made it a reality. Here they are recognized for their achievements. Many of these achievements are one of a kind for any race. The alumni represent hope. This unit will address the notion that African American boys are failing school and their ability to become a viable part of society.

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