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  • What is Community?

    This unit explores the concept of community as well as the history and geography of the Black Bottom neighborhood in Detroit.
  • Grace Lee and James Boggs laugh together near a fireplace

    How do Sources Tell Stories? By Shannon Carlson

    Supporting Questions What can we learn from the stories sources tell? How do sources help us connect people and events? How do sources illustrate a person's impact on their community? In this inquiry, students will use sources to better understand the stories of people who had a local impact in the Metro-Detroit area. Note: This inquiry is expected to take three or four 50-minute class periods.
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    What were the effects of the Ford Hunger March on the advancement of workers' rights and the perception of organized labor in the US during the Great Depression? By Gabby Avila

    Supporting Questions: What were the key factors that led to the organization of the Ford Hunger March and the participation of workers during the Great Depression? What do primary sources reveal about the experiences and motivations of participants in the Ford Hunger March, and how do these perspectives vary among different individuals or groups involved? How did media coverage of the Ford Hunger March shape public opinion about the labor movement and the demands of industrial workers?