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Lewis Legacy Project: English 9: Day 5

Day 5 Lesson: March, Book 1

Pages 98 - 121

Day 5

Day 5: Lewis Legacy Project Begins!

Day 5 Overview

1) Read Aloud Time: 20 minutes (pages 98 - 121)

2) Discuss / Reflect

3) Complete Google form - embedded below

Discussion Questions:

1. Why do you think the scenes from President Barack Obama’s inauguration were included in the book?  What is the impact of these flashbacks?

2. Why do you think this book is titled March?

3. Why do you think John Lewis chose to tell this story with a graphic novel?

4. This is the first book in a trilogy, what do you think might happen in March: Book Two?

5. What more do you want to know about John Lewis and the Civil Rights Movement?

Capturing our Thoughts & Questions

After completing your reading of March: Book 1, what questions do you have for the author or illustrator?  As a school we will be reaching out to the creators to share our thoughts and experiences reading their work.  Share yours using the form below (or linked here):

Historical Events in this section:

Event:  

  • Fisk University
  • Where: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Why: A prominent university involved in the events in Nashville, TN during the civil rights movement.  Their president spoke out in favor of equality and peaceful protests.

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Place:

  • Vanderbilt University
  • Where: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Why: A prominent university involved in the events in Nashville, TN during the civil rights movement.

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Organization: 

 

  • Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
    • What: A civil-rights group formed to give younger Black people more of a voice in the civil rights movement.
SNCC logo

Organization:

  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
  • What: A civil rights organization formed to advance justice for African Americans.
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Historical People in this section:

in order of appearance in today's reading

Dr. Stephen J. Wright

 Dr. Stephen J. Wright (1910-1996): Former president of Fisk University.  Also served as an expert witness in Brown v. Board of Education.
Alexander Zooby Z. Alexander Zooby (1899-1972): A lawyer from Nashville, TN who was active in the civil rights movement.
Ralph Bunche Ralph Bunche (1904-1071): A leading actor in the civil rights movement.
Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962): Former first lady of the US from March 4, 1933, to April 12, 1945.  She was vocal in her support for equality.
Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte: A supporter of the civil rights movement and a confidant of Martin Luther King Jr.
Mayor Ben West Mayor Ben West (1911-1974): The mayor of Nashville, TN during the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993): American lawyer and civil rights activist who went on to be the first African American Supreme Court Justice.