By completing this lesson, students will gain a better understanding of the Black Press and the conditions in the United States that shaped opinion and reporting in the Black press related to Americans’ responses to the Holocaust. Students will analyze primary sources and identify concerns Black Americans had in the 1930s and 1940s.
Grade level: Adaptable for grades 7–12
Subject: Multidisciplinary
Time required: Approximately 120 minutes (extensions available)
Lesson Plan and Teaching Materials
- Lesson Plan (PDF)
- Guide to Terminology (PDF)
- Article Excerpt (PDF)
- Worksheet: Parts of a Newspaper (PDF)
- Worksheet Answer Key: Parts of a Newspaper (PDF)
- Primary Sources Packet (PDF)
- Worksheet: Primary Source Analysis (PDF)
- Worksheet: Jigsaw (PDF)
For Learning Management Systems
This online lesson plan is compatible with learning management systems or web browsers for students to complete individually or as a class. You can use the PDF of the original lesson plan above as a guide. To use with your LMS, download the files below and follow your system’s instructions for importing files.
