# Lesson 5: Day 2 - The 1838 Civil Rights Movement

## Google Doc for This Lesson 

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ST6DhArZaAw1aU7pbhBDxMWgmDqM7q21dK3mVTDUYuk/edit?tab=t.qmco3z5ba25z](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ST6DhArZaAw1aU7pbhBDxMWgmDqM7q21dK3mVTDUYuk/edit?tab=t.qmco3z5ba25z)

## **Objective (SWBAT):** 

Identify the events and forces (legal, political, social) that led to the 1838 movement and explain why the right to vote was under threat


## **Hook (10 min):** 

Watch the video [__Voting in the Early 19th Century.__](https://1838blackmetropolis.getoutline.com/doc/l5-2-voting-in-the-early-19th-century-2GR3V2vhsG) . Project the blog opening quote: *“Most people don't know that Black people had the right to vote in Pennsylvania before 1838…”* Ask: *What does that change in your understanding of “voting history”?* (small share-outs)[ __1838BlackMetropolis Blog__](https://www.1838blackmetropolis.com/post/uncovering-the-forgotten-story-the-hidden-civil-rights-movement-of-1838)  
  

## **Mini-lecture (5 min):** 

Teacher summarizes key pre-1837 context (Gradual Emancipation; “freeman” voting requirements; rising Black political activity). Use timeline to show clusters of events.  
  

## [**__Timeline Jigsaw__**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X8FkrP7moz_glA188_GFsIfhTjgmo-v1WStbCgOOSBo/edit?usp=sharing) **(25 min):**

Split class into 4 groups; 

Assign each group one time cluster on the [__timeline__](https://www.1838blackmetropolis.com/1838-civil-rights-movement) ([__pdf__](https://1838blackmetropolis.getoutline.com/doc/l62-1838-civil-rights-timeline-pdf-QMFvw9fO9I)) (1780–1830; 1830–1834; 1835–Jan 1838; Jan–Oct 1838).

Each pair reads the assigned timeline segment + matching blog excerpts and 

completes a 1-page sheet: 

(a) 3 key events,

(b) 2 people involved, 

(c) short cause-and-effect chain (why events matter to voting rights).  
  

Reassemble into mixed groups so every student teaches the other three segments (peer teaching for 10 min).  
  

## **Exit Journal (10 min):** 

Individually: *Which single event from the timeline most threatened Black voting rights and why?* (1 paragraph; cite evidence).

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**Documents**

- [L5:2 Intro to the 1838 Civil Rights Movement](https://1838blackmetropolis.getoutline.com/s/aa099d92-e5c1-4fa9-ad54-9fd69ac27a28/doc/l52-intro-to-the-1838-civil-rights-movement-krJmOizIFk)
- [L5: 2 Voting in the Early 19th Century Video](https://1838blackmetropolis.getoutline.com/s/aa099d92-e5c1-4fa9-ad54-9fd69ac27a28/doc/l5-2-voting-in-the-early-19th-century-video-2GR3V2vhsG)
- [L5:2 1838 Civil Rights Timeline](https://1838blackmetropolis.getoutline.com/s/aa099d92-e5c1-4fa9-ad54-9fd69ac27a28/doc/l52-1838-civil-rights-timeline-mkYXR6HeZ8)
- [L5:2 Activity - Timeline Jigsaw](https://1838blackmetropolis.getoutline.com/s/aa099d92-e5c1-4fa9-ad54-9fd69ac27a28/doc/l52-activity-timeline-jigsaw-dHXbMMo6jT)
- [L5:2 Extra -Constitutional Proposal](https://1838blackmetropolis.getoutline.com/s/aa099d92-e5c1-4fa9-ad54-9fd69ac27a28/doc/l52-extra-constitutional-proposal-DcpvxmJzKd)