ACTIVITY 1: UNDERSTANDING THE DEFENDER​

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Have your students read and analyze a primary source and then answer the following questions:

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• Identify three compelling aspects of Ruby Bridges and Aaron Maybin’s life.

• What about Bridges and Maybin, the person, stood out to you?

• Who were some of the people who influenced Bridges and Maybin?

• How did their journey from childhood to a leader for advancing the right to and access to a quality education inspire their community and the movement?

• What was the primary cause Bridges and Maybin was seeking to address?

• What were some of the specific issues?

• What was their desired outcomes?

• What tactics did they use to seek resolution??

• What was the political context in which they were working?  Social context?

• How does THEN/NOW defender’s work intersect with the work of RFK?