“Learn About” Questions (informational) What are the biggest differences between the 1956-57 school year and the 1957-58 school year at Central High School? In what ways was Central High School a good choice for desegregation, and in what ways was it a challenging choice? How did the 1957-58 school year change forever the future of…
“Learn About” Questions (informational) What was Eisenhower’s Civil Rights Commission? What was its focus? What role did Michigan State University play in the Civil Rights Movement? How has Central High School changed over the last 60 years? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) Have I ever been “the right person at the right time” for an important…
“Learn About” Questions (informational) What was Dr. Martin Luther King’s message of nonviolence about and why did it start? Why couldn’t African Americans vote in the Primaries at this time? When did that change? What role did activists like Ernest’s grandfather play at this time? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) How do I tend to respond…
“Learn About” Questions (informational) Who was Emmett Till, and what are the details surrounding his murder? What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott? What role did Jackie Robinson play in the Civil Rights Movement? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) Have I ever been a part of a movement to change something in the status quo? What role…
“Learn About” Questions (informational) Why did the military troops prevent the Little Rock Nine from entering Central? Whose decision was it? How were the Little Rock Nine chosen? What was Eisenhower’s role in this situation? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) Have I ever been in a situation where it would be easiest to just quit, but…
“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) 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…