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Lesson 1 (from Prologue to Two: A Time to Reap)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss racial segregation and the type of racial segregation occurring in Chicago in 1919. There were no racial segregation laws in Chicago like there were in the South. However, there were invisible lines of segregation that were meant to keep whites and black separate.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Under law, what places were open to black and whites equally? Were there separate schools or transportation? Could blacks eat in restaurants or go to theaters? What is meant that some places were segregated "with the races separated by an invisible line" (7)? What did everyone know about segregation and beaches? What does the incident with blacks and whites at the 29th Street beach reveal about invisible segregation? How would you describe the type of racial segregation occurring in Chicago in 1919?
Activity: Divide the students into small groups. Have each group discuss how racial...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(e), 11-12.7
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