This session looks at what life was like for Black people living in the southern parts of the United States in the 1950s. Back then, people didn’t always have the same rights, and some were treated unfairly because of the colour of their skin. Schools, buses, and even water fountains were often separated for Black and white people. This was called segregation.
But even in hard times, Black communities were strong, and many brave people such as Rosa Parks worked hard to bring change. Let’s explore their lives, their challenges, and their courage to make the world fairer.
Learning objectives
- Pupils can recall a few examples of discrimination that Rosa would have experienced recalling detail from the story
- Orally, from discussion, they can prioritise the forms of discrimination and segregation that would have had most impact on Rosa, showing empathy in their reasoning e.g. this would have been worse than
