We Shall Overcome Lesson Plan: We Are the Freedom Riders

We Shall Overcome Lesson Plan: We Are the Freedom Riders
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African-American History
Music and Songs
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Study the civil rights movement in America through music and literature. In this lesson, students will read We Shall Overcome: A Song That Changed the World, consider the role of the song in prompting social change, and learn about the Freedom Riders.

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