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  • Clip from letter on United Automobile Workers of America letterhead

    Comparing the Flint Sit-Down Strike to the 2023 UAW Strike by Kari Shagena

    What are the concerns of industrialization and urbanization today as well as in the past? Compelling Question: To What Extent Did The Industrialization And Urbanization Between 1890s And 1930s Create The Need For Progressive Reform?
  • Reporters talking with Flint Sit-Down Strikers through a factory window

    Flint Sit-Down Strike: Labor, Management, and Unionization by Angela Lo Piccolo

    Was the Flint Sit-Down Strike a natural response to the economic and/or social conditions that laborers faced? Is this what led to the desire to unionize? Supporting Questions: What perspective did workers hold when it came to unions and/or strikes? What perspective did management hold when it came to unions and/or strikes? What explains why the UAW pushed for collective bargaining when GM management opposed it?
  • 12th Street descends into chaos on the first day of the civil unrest of 1967. At rear, center, the Blind Pig, whose raid by police officers sparked the conflict, can be seen behind the Economy Printing sign. In the distance a photographer snaps pictures of the scene.

    The Uprising

    Using primary and secondary sources, students will explore the 1967 uprising in Detroit and compare it to other moments of civil unrest in the city.
  • Partial view of drawn "Central Park Plaza" advertising brochure

    The Effects of Urban Renewal

    This unit plan has been designed for a 6th grade Social Studies class and takes place over 8 days. In this unit, students will analyze the city and learn more about Detroit neighborhoods, becoming informed about how urban renewal began and has affected citizens from the past to now. On day 1, students will explore what urban renewal is and how it is defined. The unit then leads into lessons focusing on areas of Detroit that urban renewal has affected in the past and how those effects have created challenges for Detroiters in the present, a debate discussing if urban renewal is ultimately good or bad, and a brochure project in which students will research their own neighborhoods and find evidence of urban renewal and changes that have been made to the area overtime. The unit ends with a field trip and scavenger hunt surveying areas of Detroit discussed in class.
  • urban renewal high-rise building under construction

    Unit Plan - Black Bottom and Paradise Valley, Where did they Go?

    This unit plan talks about the Black Bottom and Paradise Valley neighborhoods in Detroit, including what they are, where they were, what happened to them, and the thoughts and attitudes of the people that lived there when they had to move. There are lots of hands-on activities included, an interview project, and a field trip and we include many books and websites to use as well. There are lots of social studies standards and different aspects of social studies are also covered. After completing this unit, students will have a real understanding of the Black Bottom and Paradise Valley neighborhoods, why they are so significant, and why they should know about them.

  • "Rebirth of Detroit" 1967-1974

    In this unit, students will explore the rebirth movement of Detroit after the years of civil unrest in the city, specifically the development during the years of 1967 to 1974. Many people were in agreement that the city needed to be improved, but the actions that were taken to do so were often controversial. Students will also be able to see the connection of this original rebirth movement to the current-day, Downtown developments to the city. The unit will be centered around the overall inquiry/guiding question: “Have the previous and current ‘improvement’ efforts been an overall ‘good’ or ‘bad’ idea for the city of Detroit and its residents?”

  • In what ways did the War on Racism divide citizens in Detroit?

    This lesson explores examples of efforts to integrate schools by exploring the experience of Ruby Bridges as well as efforts to integrate public housing by exploring the history of the Sojourner Truth Homes in Detroit.

  • Why did the industrial revolution demand society to develop new ideas for managing large groups of individuals? By Amy Nytko and John Wilson

    Supporting Questions: What were the working conditions in the factories? Were women who worked in factories treated unfairly? Were workers who chose to unionize treated unfairly?