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Peer reviewedCooper, B. Lee – Social Education, 1985
Five "rock music as history" teaching units, each revolving around a particular socio-political theme, are presented. The themes are civil authorities, military involvements, the public education system, railroads, and representative government. (RM)
Descriptors: Civil Disobedience, Democracy, History Instruction, Legal Education
Peer reviewedPowell, Brent – OAH Magazine of History, 1995
Presents a five-lesson, high school instructional unit on the ideas and activities of Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes student objectives, step-by-step instructional procedures, and discussion questions. Provides quotations by Thoreau and King. (CFR)
Descriptors: Black Leadership, Civil Disobedience, Civil Law, Civil Liberties
Peer reviewedPowell, Brent – OAH Magazine of History, 1995
Maintains that Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King, Jr. fundamentally altered the tradition of protest and reform. Compares and contrasts the role of each man in U.S. social and constitutional history. Concludes that while Thoreau lacked the broad influence of King, his writings influenced both King and Mohandas Gandhi. (CFR)
Descriptors: Black Leadership, Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
