The Kids are not the Threat

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 26.01.02

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction And Rationale
  2. School Demographics And Student Background
  3. Content Objectives
  4. Background Knowledge 
  5. Teaching Strategies
  6. Appendix On Implementing District Standards[61]
  7. Annotated Bibliography
  8. Possible Materials For Classroom Use
  9. Books I Love And Use In Class (though Not All Are Used And Cited)
  10. Citations

Protests and Movements of the 1960s in Art, Images, and Music and Reflections Today

Tina Berry

Published September 2026

Tools for this Unit:

Citations

1 Guevara, Ernesto “Che”. “Socialism and Man in Cuba”. https://omeka.library.kent.edu/special-collections/items/show/3498s. 

2 Baldwin et al., The Negro in American culture. 205. 

3 “Will Rogers College High School & Middle School”. https://rogers.tulsaschools.org/.

4 VCU Libraries, “Jim Crow Laws and Racial Segregation”. https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/eras/civil-war-reconstruction/jim-crow-laws-andracial-segregation/.

5 King, Martin Luther, Jr. “The Trumpet of Conscience.” 6

6 Ibid., 10.

7 Cook, Sam. “Chain Gang”. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBn5aIfZElE

8 Lewis, Norman. “American Totem”.

9 Roslyn Committee for Civil Rights Flyer. Bryant Library.

10 “Greenboro 4 Make Civil Rights History”. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AS7jJvOVqI

11 Zinn. 16.

12 Belles of Liberty. 77.

13 Ibid., 79.

14 Crosby et al. “Voting Rights Act: Beyond The Headlines”. https://sncclegacyproject.org/voting-rights-act-beyond-the-headlines/.

15 Dylan, Bob. “Blowin’ in the Wind”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMFj8uDubsE.

16 Andrews, Paul. The Forgotten Freedom Riders of 1961 - Lost in History. https://lost-in-history.com/the-forgotten-freedom-riders-of-1961/

17 “Freedom group hang signs on bus”. https://www.loc.gov/item/00650613/. Library of Congress.

18  “Freedom Rides.” Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute.  https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/freedom-rides#:~:text=During%20the%20spring%20of%201961,CORE's%20goals%20for%20the%20rides

19 Ibid.

20 Schock, Andrew. “Honoring Freedom Riders National Monument”. https://www.conservationfund.org/our-impact/projects/freedom-riders-national-monument/

21 Cooke, Sam. “A Change Is Gonna Come”.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPr3yvkHYsE

22 Rockwell, Norman. “The Problem We All Live With”. https://mymodernmet.com/norman-rockwell-the-problem-we-all-live-with/

23 Lo Monaco, Louis. “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom August 28, 1963”.  https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/7-Works--We-Shall-Overcome/EBE9590008C3A72D?login=1

24 Jura, Aaron. “The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s”. https://study.com/learn/lesson/video/civil-rights-movement-1960s-leaders-protests.html

25 Hendrix, Monet. “The lasting legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech”. https://www.socialstudies.com/blog/the-lasting-legacy-of-martin-luther-king-jr-s-i-have-a-dream-speech/

26 Menkart, Deborah. “Martin Luther King Jr.: Beyond "I have a dream".  https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/mlk-jr-beyond-i-have-a-dream/.

27 Ibid.

28 Aftergood, et al. “U.S. Federal Budget”. https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/costs/economic/us-federal-budget.

29 “Children’s Crusade of 1963.” https://www.history.com/videos/childrens-crusade-of-1963.

30 Odetta. “Got My Mind On Freedom”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWXEBMAT4Ec&t=40s.

31 Bearden, Romare. Mysteries of the Prevalence of Ritual. https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-spiral-group-amplified-diversity-black-artists-1960s-america

32 Sanchez, Adam. “The Largest Civil Rights Protest You’ve Never Heard Of.” https://rethinkingschools.org/articles/the-largest-civil-rights-protest-you-ve-never-heard-of/.

33 “Notable Events of the 1960s.” https://www.pcs.org/features/notable-events-of-the-1960s. List of many of the major events of the 1960's.

34 “Civil Rights Act | Summary, Facts, President, & History .” https://www.britannica.com/event/Civil-Rights-Act-United-States-1964.

35 Ibid.

36 McGuire, Barry. “Eve of Destruction.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfZVu0alU0I.

37 Edwards, Melvin. “The Lifted X.” https://www.moma.org/artists/.

38 Clausen, Ina, and Woody Guthrie. “Woody Guthrie Quote and Image Card .” https://postermuseum.com/.

39 “Civil Rights Movement: Timeline, Key Events & Leaders.” https://www.history.com/articles/civil-rights-movement.

40 “Selma to Montgomery March.” https://www.history.com/articles/selma-montgomery-march#Edmund-Pettus-Bridge.

41 Ibid.

42 Ibid.

43 Reiss, Winold. “Graphic Design for Fisk Jubilee Singers.” https://www.loc.gov/item/2018663708/

44 “Clenched Fist with Stars and Stripes.” https://www.loc.gov/item/2017647455/.

45 Brown, James. “Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hj1iWqoYEc&list=RD4hj1iWqoYEc&start_radio=1.

46 Ringgold, Faith. “American People Series #18: The Flag Is Bleeding, 1967.” National Museum of Women in the Arts, April 14, 2026. https://nmwa.org/exhibitions/american-people-black-light/.

47 Walker, Wyatt  Tee, and Peter Gee. “Martin Luther King, Jr. in Jefferson County Jail Print #01.” https://postermuseum.com/products/martin-luther-king-jr-in-jefferson-county-jail-print-01?_pos=1&_sid=a0b54b16f&_ss=r.

48 “The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation.” https://www.pbs.org/opb/thesixties/timeline/timeline_text.html.

49 “1968: East Los Angeles Walkouts.” https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/east-la-walkouts.

50 Sly and the Family Stone. “Everyday People.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUUhDoCx8zc.

52 Hammons, David. “The Door (Admissions Office)”. https://blog.artsper.com/en/a-closer-look/10-artworks-that-defined-the-civil-rights-era/.

52 Birk, Sandow. “The TPF in Sheridan Square (Stonewall 1969).” https://sandowbirk.com/stonewall.

53 Douglas, Emory. “Revolution In Our Lifetime.” https://www.ifitshipitshere.com/emory-douglas-revolutionary-art-for-the-black-panthers/.

54 “Stonewall Riots | Definition, Significance, & Facts | Britannica.” https://www.britannica.com/event/Stonewall-riots.

55 Ibid.

56 “Civil Liberties.” https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/civil_liberties.

57 Nicnick, James. “Prints and Protest, 1960–1970.” https://www.allentownartmuseum.org/exhibitions/prints-and-protest-1960-1970/.

58 Dunn, et al. “Art, Protest, and Public Space .” https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/art-protest-public-space.

59 “¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now.” https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/chicano-graphics.

60 “Best Practices for Designing Flyers.” https://www.northwestern.edu/brand/applying-the-brand/signage-environmental-branding/flyers.html.

61 Oklahoma Academic Standards for Fine Arts Introduction. https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/osde/documents/services/standards-learning/fine-arts/OAS-FA.pdf.

Comments:

Add a Comment

Characters Left: 500