This episode explores Black freedom of speech through systems of empowerment and intergenerational resilience.

📚 Lesson Plan: Civil Rights Era—Race and Gender, Not LGBTQ

🎯 Learning Objectives (with Examples)

Common Sense Participants will:

1. Understand how the Civil Rights Movement addressed racial and gender equality Example: Learn how the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination based on race and biological sex—not gender identity.
2. Distinguish between legal protections for race/sex and modern LGBTQ claims Example: Compare the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (which empowered Black men and women) with current efforts to redefine civil rights around gender identity.
3. Analyze the intent behind civil rights legislation and leadership Example: Examine how leaders like Dr. King, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Angela Davis focused on racial justice and gender dignity—not LGBTQ ideology.

📈 Learning Outcomes (with Examples)

By the end of this lesson, Common Sense Participants will be able to:

1. Identify key civil rights laws Example: Recognize that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protected race and biological sex—not LGBTQ categories.
2. Explain how voting rights expanded racial and gender equality Example: Describe how the Voting Rights Act of 1965 empowered Black men and women—not gender identity groups.
3. Describe leadership roles of Black women in the movement Example: Discuss how Fannie Lou Hamer and Ella Baker fought for justice as Black women—not as representatives of gender ideology.
4. Distinguish civil rights legacy from modern identity politics Example: Articulate why Dr. King, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Angela Davis focused on racial justice—not LGBTQ claims.

🧪 Assessment Tools

• Exit Ticket: “Name one law and one leader who fought for racial and gender equality—not LGBTQ identity.”
• Short Response Prompt: “Why is it misleading to connect LGBTQ issues to the Civil Rights legacy?”
• Group Discussion Rubric: Evaluate clarity, historical accuracy, and ability to distinguish race/gender from LGBTQ framing.

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