Civil Rights Discussion

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIhbUvFKLwE&feature=youtu.be

Discussion Questions:
How would you describe what happened in the Ocean Hill/Brownville school boycott in your own words?
How did the African American parents feel about the schools? What did they want to accomplish?
Why do you think the African American parents were surprised at being labeled anti-Semitic? Do you think their actions were Anti-Semitic? Why or why not?
In what ways were the Jewish teachers threatened by the instituted changes? How did they react?
What was Julius Lester trying to accomplish? Did he succeed? Why or why not?
Post your comment by the middle of the week
Post a comment on at least one classmates’ response by the end of the week.