These lesson plans, created in collaboration with Arkansas 6-12 grade educators, cover topics related to the 1935 Joe Jones mural, The Struggle in the South, currently housed at UA Little Rock Downtown.
In this lesson, students examine why we enforce some laws and not others. The historical example of voting rights illustrates the de facto vs. de jure issue. The lesson asks students to explore why some groups of voters were excluded from voting after landmark laws ensuring their voting rights were passed.
US History, Arkansas History, African American History, Civics, US Government
In this lesson, students will examine how various New Deal critics justified their opposition to the New Deal, how their critiques were different from each other, and what they had in common.
US History, African American History
This lesson examines the history of West Ninth Street in Little Rock as an example of resistance through community building. This lesson can be paired with a discussion on the Harlem Renaissance to illustrate the local version of trends developing across the country.
US History, Arkansas History, African American History
This lesson examines the Southern Tenant Farmers Union (STFU) as an example of resistance in a democratic society. It asks why resistance is essential to democracy.
US History, Arkansas History, African American History
In this lesson, students examine why we enforce some laws and not others. We illustrate this question using the historical example of lynching. The lesson asks students to explore why lynching was almost never punished, despite the fact that murder was illegal.
US History, Arkansas History, African American History
This lesson explores how artists respond to current events and social issues using the case study of Joe Jones and his 1935 mural The Struggle in the South.
Fine Arts
This lesson introduces students to the meaning and function of protest art. We define protest art as creative works that advocate for a cause, raise social awareness, and encourage the audience to take action.
Fine Arts