Teaching Materials

The materials available through this Web site are primary source materials that may be especially useful for K-12 teachers. Teachers should feel free to utilize the materials in their social studies or language arts curriculum.

The following are links to guides developed by Denise Trombino in 2008 in fulfillment of an internship she completed at Old Dominon University under the direction of Meghan Manfra, Education Department.

• SOLs: Connections between Massive Resistance and VA Standards of Learning

• Overview of Themes

• Lesson Ideas:

  • Viewing Guide for Photograph of the Norfolk 17

  • Viewing Guide for Eight Selected Members of the Norfolk 17

  • Court Cases & Other Events (Timeline)

Other Teaching Resources

• Documenting the American South. Classroom Resources. http://docsouth.unc.edu/classroom/

• Historical Thinking Matters. http://historicalthinkingmatters.org

• Little Rock 9: Integration 0? Collaborative WebQuest on Racial Desegregation in Schools. http://www.ozline.com/webquests/little_rock/M/little_rock/

• National History Education Clearinghouse. http://www.teachinghistory.org

• Organization of American Historians. Desegregation on the Web: A List of Internet Resources.