Diane Nash is a formidable female figure in the American civil rights movement. She emerged as a leader and strategist during the turbulent 1960s. Her main philosophy is nonviolent resistance. Armed with this philosophy, she helped influence generations
Through non-violent protest, the civil rights movement was able to eliminate public facilities’ pattern of segregating by race. DISCRIMINATION IN PEOPLE’S RIGHT TO VOTE When theConstitutionof the United States was ratified, qualifications for voter eligibility were not specified and were up to the...
For older students, more targeted questions, such as, “How did Martin Luther King use moral arguments to persuade people to support his goals?”“What role did nonviolent protests play in the civil rights movement?” or “How does Martin Luther King’s message of equality still resonate today?
Making connections: understand how the novel played a large role in the anti-slavery movement and the start of the Civil War Additional Learning To learn more about Harriet Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom's Cabin, review the accompanying lesson called Uncle Tom's Cabin and the American Civil W...