Grade 9-12
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The Economics of the Civil Rights Movement

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Council for Economic Education
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Objective

Teachers will be able to:

  • Learn how to teach the Civil Rights movement and its effects on local and national levels from economic perspectives.

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Economic Institutions, Economic Systems, Public-Choice Analysis

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In this economics webinar, teachers will examine the economics of the Civil Rights strategies.

Description

A large part of the Civil Rights movement was to use economic power to bring social change through actions like boycotts and sit-ins. What were the short and long term economic effects of the Civil Rights Movement in the different cities the place in, as well as on the national level?

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