Creator: NewseumEd | visit site
Grade Range: 7 - 11
This interactive map includes links to newspaper coverage of civil rights stories from around the nation beginning with 1954 through 1965. Choose any year to view several front pages with coverage of major events. Read each front page by clicking "view larger image." For additional information on similar topics, scroll to the bottom of the page to find links to more artifacts.
In the Classroom
Share a link to this site on your class website and allow students to explore on their own. Discuss their findings and interpretations of media coverage of civil rights events in class. Replace pen and paper and use an online tool such as Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here, to compare and contrast media coverage in two different cities. Enhance learning by asking students to investigate newspapers from additional locations, then create a presentation sharing their findings using Presentious, reviewed here.
At Home
This interactive map offers an excellent opportunity for you to discuss the role of geography and newspapers in shaping how we view events. Explore this map together, then research how different media outlets report current events.
Tags
newspapers, civil rights, black history,
Subjects
American History, Current Events, Government/Civics: U.S, History & Culture: The Americas, Language Arts, Social Studies, Social Studies,