Lesson plan
The Green Book: Black Traveler’s Guide to Happy Motoring
GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Legacy
Description
In this lesson, students will understand the role social networking played in African-American business and leisure travel along America’s highways before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed.Duration
2-3 class periodsAuthor
Sara
Jenkins
Standards
4: The physical and human characteristics of places9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
Teacher Instructions
JenkinsGreenBookT.pdf
(190.49 KB)
Student Materials
JenkinsGreenBookS.pdf
(188.72 KB)
JenkinsGreenBook.ppt
(123 KB)