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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Introduction - Part I))
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to analyze the effects of the Orangeburg Massacre in 1968 on the Sellers family. Sellers's father, Cleveland Sellers, was a civil rights activist and leader in South Carolina at the time of the massacre, which involved police fatally shooting three peaceful protesters. It was the first time there was a fatal police-involved shooting on a college campus. Cleveland Sellers was also wounded with a gunshot by police in 1968, and then was charged and spent some time in jail, which fractured the family and had lasting traumatic effects on them.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What was the Orangeburg Massacre, and when did it occur? Why does Sellers say it was one of the most significant days in his life even though it happened more than a decade before his own birth? What role did Cleveland Sellers play in Orangeburg?
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Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.1(b), 9-10.5, 9-10.6, 11-12.1(b), 11-12.5, 11-12.6
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