Closing

Shades of History:
The Montgomery Bus Boycott/Beyond Black and White

Closing Activities (1, 2, 3, 4)

Activity 1 (Group)

As a whole class or small group, discuss the following:

If you had to summarize the Montgomery Bus Boycott in one line, how would you do it? How do the summaries in these civil rights overviews differ from the one you might give? Why does it matter?

Civil Rights Movement from PBS
Timeline of Selected Events from the Civil Rights Movement from the Greensboro News and Record
Civil Rights Era Timeline from WGBH African American World
The Civil Rights Movement from CNN
Civil Rights History from CBS

Activity 2 (Individual)

Now that you have studied these historical events in some detail, go back to QuizStar and re-take the Montgomery Bus Boycott quiz to see how your knowledge has changed.

Activity 3 (Group)

As a whole class or small group, read and discuss the poem titled "Generation II" by Audre Lorde on the Shades of History home page. How does it relate to what you have learned from this WebQuest?

Based on your experience with this WebQuest, discuss the questions on the home page:

How is history made?
Is there one true history?
Whose history is remembered?

Activity 4 (Individual)

Write an essay in response to the following question, using supporting details from your Shades of History WebQuest investigation:

How do we make history through "the things we choose to remember"?

Extension Activity

If you would like to help America expand its memory through documenting oral history, consider finding someone with a story about America's civil rights experience and inviting the person to contribute a personal account to what is collectively remembered through an audio or video recording of his or her story.