Format
A Museum Educator will lead participants through an examination of artifacts and primary sources to learn how the service of African American Soldiers during World War II lead to the integration of the armed forces. Participants will be asked to examine primary sources to make connections to the content. Time is allowed for questions and answers.
Objectives
At the end of the lesson, participants will be able to:
- Note the challenges African American Soldiers faced during World War II.
- Understand the importance of Executive Order 9981 and its impact on American society.
- Identify the Double Victory campaign and its importance to the larger civil rights movement.
- Recognize the service and sacrifice of African American Soldiers during World War II.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.
State Standards
Virginia Standards of Learning
United States History 1865 to Present
USII.6 The student will apply history and social science skills to understand the major causes and events of World War II and the effects of America’s role by
F)identifying the roles and sacrifices of American armed forces, including prisoners of war, women, and segregated units, as well as other notable heroics, including, but not limited to the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, the Women Airforce Service Pilots, the Navajo Code Talkers, and the Bedford boys;
Virginia and United States History
VUS.14 The student will apply history and social science skills to analyze the United States’ involvement in World War II by
D) evaluating and explaining the contributions of heroic military units including, but not limited to segregated, minority units, women, and the role of Virginia units in the America war effort;
VUS.16 The student will apply history and social science skills to analyze the causes and effects of the Civil Rights Movement by
A) analyzing the origins of the Civil Rights Movement, the effects of segregation, and efforts to desegregate schools, transportation, and public areas;