What is LessonUp
Search
Channels
Log in
Register
‹
Return to search
4.3 American Culture: Race
American Culture: Race
1 / 22
next
Slide 1:
Slide
Onderwijswetenschappen
WO
HBO
Studiejaar 1
This lesson contains
22 slides
, with
interactive quizzes
,
text slides
and
2 videos
.
Lesson duration is:
90 min
Start lesson
Save
Share
Print lesson
Items in this lesson
American Culture: Race
Slide 1 - Slide
Aims
After this lesson you will be able to:
discuss to what extent assimmilation has occured in the US
discuss lynching and its relationship to racism in American history
name several key events in the civil rights movement and place them on a timeline
Slide 2 - Slide
The US is referred to as a salad bowl due to:
A
the great extent of racial asssimilation
B
the many differences between cultures
C
the rapid growth of the US population
Slide 3 - Quiz
Some members of ethnic groups in the US feel bicultural.
They feel that they:
A
are fully assimilated into US society
B
do not belong to US society
C
they belong to US society and also have a seperate identity
Slide 4 - Quiz
Which of the following was not a characteristic of the dominant American culture during the early decades of the nation's history?
A
Catholic
B
Western European
C
middle-class
Slide 5 - Quiz
Which of the following was true about the political bosses in northeastern cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
A
They were more afraid of new immigrants than other Americans
B
They were more cruel to new immigrants than were other Americans
C
They were more helpful to new immigrants than other Americans
Slide 6 - Quiz
Today ethnic groups in the US
A
have no feeling of belonging to an ethnic group whatsoever
B
consider themselves as part of the US culture in varying degrees
C
Feel much more a part of their ethnic group than part of the US culture
Slide 7 - Quiz
What was the main reason most northern whites disliked slavery?
A
It went against their religious beliefs
B
It went against the US constitution
C
It threatened their own economic opportunities
Slide 8 - Quiz
After the Civil War, African Americans in the South lived in a social system where
A
many continued to be slaves
B
segregation was legal
C
there was racial discrimination, but no laws seperated them from whites
Slide 9 - Quiz
In 1954, the US Supreme Court declared
A
African Americans could not legally be denied their right to vote
B
Racially Segregated public schools are illegal
C
No one may be denied freedom of speech, press or religion
Slide 10 - Quiz
On which of the beliefs did Malcolm X disagree with Martin Luther King?
A
Black people should be assimilated into the larger American society
B
Black perople were not treated fairly by the larger American society
C
Black people should have freedom and equality
Slide 11 - Quiz
Which of these statements about race and ethnicity in America is true?
A
Most young African Americans today have no interest in learning about black culture
B
Racial prejudice, segregation and discrimination are at an all-time high in the US
C
Using the word mosaic to describe the American culture gives a positive image
Slide 12 - Quiz
Slide 13 - Slide
Slide 14 - Video
What is your first impression of the song?
Slide 15 - Open question
Strange Fruits is one of the most influential protest songs ever written.
What do you think it is about?
Slide 16 - Open question
Lynchings
Aim: Social and racial control
1877 - 1950
False accusations > lynch mob > public hanging
Slide 17 - Slide
African-American lynchings per state, 1877-1950
https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/report/
Slide 18 - Slide
The road to the 1964 civil rights bill
1954 school segregation banned
1957 desegregation of Little Rock Central High School
January 1961 President Kennedy took office
May 1961 integrated Freedom Rides
August 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
November 1963 Kennedy assasinated
July 1964 Civil Rights Act passed under Lyndon B. Johnson
Slide 19 - Slide
Individual Assignment
Use chapter 8 to complete the timeline on racial and ethic diversity in the states
early 1600s
1790
1861-1865
late 1800s & early 1900s
1920s
1950s and 1960s
1965
2008 and 2012
Slide 20 - Slide
What did you think of today's lesson?
Slide 21 - Open question
Slide 22 - Video
More lessons like this
The civil rights movement - Martin Luther King Jr. & Rosa Parks
August 2023
- Lesson with
16 slides
by
LessonUp Inspiration
LessonUp
Citizenship
+2
Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)
Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
LessonUp Inspiration
The US from WWII onwards & origins ethnic diversity
June 2023
- Lesson with
18 slides
Geschiedenis
Middelbare school
havo, vwo
Leerjaar 3
6. start § 4.3 The US from WWII onwards
February 2021
- Lesson with
24 slides
Geschiedenis
Middelbare school
havo, vwo
Leerjaar 3
Prelude to the war (Classroom Lesson)
February 2019
- Lesson with
23 slides
by
Geschiedenisleraar.nl
US History
Middelbare school
vmbo t
Leerjaar 2,3
Geschiedenisleraar.nl
American culture 2
June 2020
- Lesson with
28 slides
Engels
HBO
Studiejaar 1
Race and Ethninicity
June 2022
- Lesson with
12 slides
Aardrijkskunde
HBO
Studiejaar 3
Civil Rights
June 2023
- Lesson with
17 slides
Geschiedenis
Middelbare school
havo
Leerjaar 3
Passing by Nella Larsen: An Overview
May 2024
- Lesson with
11 slides