Examining Resistance to Exclusionary Policies Against African Americans in Essex County Part II
Highlights from a virtual workshop that took place on May 7, 2022
The experiences of African Americans in Essex County, MA during the late 19th and 20th centuries offer a rich set of stories for our students to explore. In this workshop, we examined how this history exemplifies perseverance and change.
This session explored many questions about this history and its relevance today, including:
- What are some exemplary stories of African Americans’ experiences in our region that highlight larger themes of exclusion and the fight for access?
- How can primary sources from the region’s past as well as contemporary voices in the local African American community inform our understanding of how to approach this topic with our students?
While you are welcome to watch the entire workshop, as it was recorded on Zoom (except for the break out sections), here are some specific resources that may be useful for designing lesson plans.
Casey Silot created a lesson using the workshop’s resources. The lesson’s materials include a lesson plan, a timeline of civil rights milestones, a worksheet on the Declaration of Independence (as printed in the American Gazette in 1776) and name tags for an in-class activity.
Using Essex History 
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