African American History: The Civil Rights Movement and Black Foodways
In this course, students will learn about various aspects of the African American Civil Rights Movement, giving specific attention to how food, fine dining and family tradition fueled social change.
Mrs. Morgan
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5.0
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What's included
1 live meeting
1 in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
In this class, students will learn about the riveting link between the Civil Rights Movement, cultural cuisine and social change. This course has been designed to assist students in developing a wide range of knowledge and understanding of the Long Civil Rights Movement by using food, dining and organizing as a foundation. After exploring spaces such as the Black Panther's Free Breakfast Program, Dooky Chase's New Orleans restaurants, and organizers like Georgia Gilmore, learners will leave the course feeling fully equipped to begin exploring how food has been used to support social movements and racial progress. This course utilizes short clips, photos and discussion to ensure a robust discussion that maps the progress of the movement and the meals! Learners will receive a PDF to guide them through the discussion and encourage future exploration and research.
Learning Goals
Students will understand various aspects of the African American Civil Rights Movement and food landscape. Topics included include but are not limited to: community organizing, protesting/sit-ins, media/advertising and family traditions.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
There will be brief discussions of violence that occurred during the African American Civil Rights Movement. Because this is a one-time introductory course, we will not fully explore the depth of despair inflicted upon Black Americans but the conversations, by nature are often hard to process.
Video content from YouTube will be shown within a Google Slide presentation. Your student will not have to access this content themselves as it will be shown by the course instructor in screen-share mode.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
1) High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America by Jessica Harris
2) Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora by Bryant Terry
3) Recipes for Respect: African American Meals and Meaning by Rafia Zafar
Joined July, 2022
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Morgan Jael is a graduate of Washington University in St Louis where she earned her Bachelors of Arts Degree in African/African American Studies and participated in the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Research Fellowship where she surveyed the cultural experiences contributions of Black girls in the southern landscape in the 19th and 20th century.
She is a history/social justice educator who has worked in both public and charter K-12 school spaces, with in-person and virtual experience. Her proudest moments as an educator include the successful creation and implementation of a social justice/history curriculum that led to her creating Black Girls Know Best, a community non-profit organization that amplifies Black girls voice through creative mediums. Most recently, she worked with the National Park Service's African American Civil Rights Network and Junior Ranger program, curating relevant and informative history content that supported the Network's growth.
Here on Outschool she offers a wide range of classes including 'The Civil Rights Movement and Black Foodways' and 'Black Girl Magic: Introduction to Black Girlhood Studies', amongst many others. 'Follow' her profile to stay to up to date on 2025 course listings.Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$12
per classMeets once
60 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-14
5-15 learners per class
