Emmett Till, Rosa Parks, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

This is a three-lesson unit by Reading Through History. The first lesson tells the story of the murder of Emmett Till and the subsequent trial that ensued. The second lesson is a biography of Rosa Parks, and the third describes the story and triumph of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The download includes enough material for three to four days of a history or reading class. The unit contains 13 pages of student activities that involve: guided reading materials, constructed response paragraphs, true and false questions, vocabulary activities, and multiple-choice quizzes to gauge reading comprehension.

This unit is available as part of our African American History Volume I bundle, which is available here: African American History Volume I

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