“Learn About” Questions (informational) Who was Daisy Bates? What is the NAACP? What does the NAACP do? Who were the segregationists in the south? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) Have I ever been given an opportunity that ended up being a much bigger deal than what I first thought? What was it like and how did…
“Learn About” Questions (informational) What was Little Rock Central High School like in the 1950’s? What caused the start of desegregation in Little Rock? What prevented desegregation up until the 1950’s? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) What do I remember about my own experience of high school? Did I see going to school as important? What…
“Learn About” Questions (informational) What is a brick mason? What sorts of job opportunities were there for young African American youth during the 1950’s and 1960’s in the south? What kind of salaries did young people make at during this time in history? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) What was my first job? How did I…
“Learn About” Questions (informational) What were some of the grade level demarcations of the 1950’s in the south? What reasons would cause a student to be “skipped ahead” in school? At what age did children normally begin school and graduate school during the 1950’s? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) Have I ever found myself placed into…
“Learn About” Questions (informational) What were the Jim Crow laws of the segregated south? Why was the south segregated? What types of services and other things were segregated at this time? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) Have I ever been the recipient of derogatory words or behaviors because of something outside of my control? How do…
“Learn About” Questions (informational) What caused WWI to start and why was it fought? What is the quarter master corps? What was happening in France during WWI? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) Am I or any of my family members a veteran? How have veterans impacted my life? Have I ever fought or advocated for something…
“Learn About” Questions (informational) Why were there ‘whites only’ water fountains during this time? What are Jim Crow laws? What was the segregated bus arrangement from this time? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) Do I have any memories of not being able to participate in something because of certain rules? What are those memories and what…
“Learn About” Questions (informational) Who was Horace Mann? How were all-black high schools different from other high schools at this time? What were most communities in the south like for African Americans during the 1950’s and 1960’s? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) What is/was the community of my childhood like? Who were my neighbors? How has…