Lesson Plan: Protests for Racial Justice – A Long History
Grades 9-12
In 1967, riots triggered by episodes of police brutality and harassment of African Americans erupted in over 150 U.S. cities. President Johnson asked Congress to investigate, and the result was the Kerner Commission report, which stated: “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white, separate and unequal.” The report highlighted shortages of jobs, inadequate education, discrimination and harsh police tactics. In this lesson students will look at the report’s findings, and how ignoring them had an impact that continues today.
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