How were gays and lesbians viewed and treated by the U.S. government?
Students will study the treatment of gay and lesbian federal workers during the period of McCarthyism.
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Students will study the treatment of gay and lesbian federal workers during the period of McCarthyism.
Students will learn about the Black Cat Tavern riots and the start of the gay rights movement.
Students will experience strategies that will help them analyze primary sources, examine and use literacy strategies that will help them access primary sources, engage in close reading and text-based discussions in various settings including in pairs/groups and as a classroom and generate at least one writing task that is Common Core based.
In this lesson, students will learn about changes and continuities in the 1920s, particularly focused on cultural and social areas. Students will analyze primary and secondary sources that explore race, gender, and sexuality in the 1920s.