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Shah, Aarushi H. – History Teacher, 2012
One spring afternoon, a group of young black students enter a local eating establishment with one modest desire--to sit with friends and enjoy a cup of coffee. They wait patiently, but are only served dirty looks, cold shoulders, and some choice words. Such an experience was not uncommon in Chicago in the early 1940s. Segregation, though illegal,…
Descriptors: Social Justice, African Americans, Racial Segregation, Civil Rights Legislation
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Lawrence, Oliver – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2010
The Global Internet Video Classroom (GIVC) Project connected Chicago Civil Rights activists of the 1960s with Cape Town Anti-Apartheid activists of the 1960s in a classroom setting where learners from Cape Town and Chicago engaged activists in conversations about their motivation, principles, and strategies. The project was launched in order to…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Civil Rights, Racial Segregation, Program Descriptions