Lesson Plan: American Reckoning
The video segments for this activity come from โAmerican Reckoning,โ a Frontline and Retro Report collaboration that examines a little-known story of the civil rights era. This activity centers on the attempted murder of George Metcalfe and the response by the N.A.A.C.P. and Deacons for Defense chapters of Natchez, Miss.

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