ALEX Lesson Plan Resources

ALEX Lesson Plans  
Subject: Social Studies (6 - 11)
Title: W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, and Jim Crow
Description: Students will use primary sources to compare and contrast the viewpoints of two notable persons (Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. Du Bois) of the early 1900s and identify the influence they had on the civil rights movement, especially the Jim Crow Laws. This lesson was created as a part of the Alabama History Education Initiative, funded by a generous grant from the Malone Family Foundation in 2009. Author Information: Tammy Brown (Cohort 1: 2009-2010) Central Elementary School Madison County School System Huntsville, AL