Educational Opportunities

We Shall Not Be Moved: 
The 50th Anniversary of Tennessee’s Civil Rights Sit-Ins

Teacher Workshop (2 hours in-service credit):

The Power of a Song: The Impact of African American Music on History

Thursday, February 18, 2010 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Tennessee State Museum

Join us for a FREE teacher workshop & receive 2 hours in-service credit!

• Take a guided tour of the temporary exhibit We Shall Not Be Moved: The 50th Anniversary of Tennessee's Civil Rights Sit-ins.
• Learn what role music played in the sit-in movement in Tennessee during the Civil Rights Movement.
• Receive teaching strategies on how to integrate historical music into the Social Studies and Language Arts curriculum.
• Discover the importance of music, such as the spiritual, to the African American struggle for freedom and equality.

Free parking will be provided!
Deadline for registration is February 16, 2010.

To register, contact Kelly Tabeling at (615) 253-0134 or Public.programs@tn.gov

School Programs:

Sittin’ In For Civil Rights:  A First Person Interpretive Drama
During this program, your students will be taken back to 1960.  They will learn what it was like to prepare for a sit-in. They will contemplate the courage it took to make a stand for what was right.  Through a first person drama, your students will understand the perspective of the students and citizens that changed the face of Tennessee through non-violent means.   Program lasts 30 minutes
 
Exhibit Guided Tour:
We Shall Not Be Moved:  The 50th Anniversary of Tennessee’s Civil Rights Sit-Ins

Highlights include:

  • Actual lunch counter stools used in the sit-in movement
  • Film footage from a non-violent workshop
  • Documentary about the Tennessee sit-ins
  • Modern day interviews by actual participants
  • Artifacts and images that recount this pivotal time in our state’s history

Tour lasts 30 minutes

Click to sign-up for school programs

For more information, contact the Museum Public Programs Department at (615) 741-0830.

Lesson Plans:
50th Anniversary of Tennessee Sit-Ins Exhibit (Pre-Visit)
Civil Rights Pre Exhibit Diagnostic Test
Civil Rights Diagnostic Test Answer Sheet
50th Anniversary of Tennessee Sit-Ins Post Exhibit