Image Source - International Center on Nonviolent Conflict
Instructions
Guided Notes
Overview
This lesson will help students understand the goals and rationale that provided a foundation for the philosophy of nonviolence as advocated by activists in the civil rights movement, including James Lawson, Martin Luther King Jr., Diane Nash, Bayard Rustin, John Lewis, Ella Baker the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and many others.
Lesson Source - Facing History and Ourselves - The Philosophy of Nonviolence
- Mr. Wince will lead this activity and discussion for those present in class.
- If Absent, follow below
- Make sure you have all the materials necessary
- Read the Overview below
- Watch - A Force More Powerful - Nashville (26:24-51:18)
- Reading - Excerpt from "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Graphic Organizer - THE PHILOSOPHY OF NONVIOLENCE AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
- Make sure you have all the materials necessary
- If Absent, follow below
Guided Notes
- Read the Overview, use the Reading Excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and complete the notes using the Graphic Organizer
Overview
This lesson will help students understand the goals and rationale that provided a foundation for the philosophy of nonviolence as advocated by activists in the civil rights movement, including James Lawson, Martin Luther King Jr., Diane Nash, Bayard Rustin, John Lewis, Ella Baker the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and many others.
Lesson Source - Facing History and Ourselves - The Philosophy of Nonviolence
Additional Sources
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