Lesson Links - Grade 11 - U.S. History

Links and documents to use with students for the following lessons with the Curriculum Guide.

See also the 11th History resource page with other sources. 

8th US History LGBTQ History Resources

 Romantic Friendships Increase Women’s Rights (1890-1930)

• Handout: Women Relationships During the Progressive Era  
• Biographical links:

Susan B. Anthony

Jane Addams / Article: Outing Jane Addams 

Florence Kelley

Ida B. Wells

Mary Church Terrell

Julia Lathrop  / Video about Julia Lathrop (Library of Congress)

Jane Addams and Julia Lathrop 

Jane Addams and Mary Rozet Smith 

Gays in the Military from the Civil War to Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (1860-2010)

1. Article 1: Paul Jackson, One of the Boys: Homosexuality in the Military during World War II. Web / PDF Document 
2. Article 2: Emma Mason, BBC History Magazine: On the same side: Homosexuals during the Second World War. Web / PDF Document 
3. Article 3: Sam Bennett (Blogpost). Fynetimes: Blood and Love in the Trenches.  LGBT History, July 16, 2014, Blood and love in the trenches. Web / PDF Document 
4. Article 4:Chris Love (Blogpost). Remembering LGBT History: How World War II changed gay and lesbian life in America. Web / PDF Document
5. Article 5: Karen Ocamb (Blogpost). Gays in World War II Remembered on 70th Anniversary of VE Day. Web / PDF Document  

The Harlem Renaissance: As Gay as it was Black (1917-1935)

1. Prezi about the Harlem Renaissance (to be used as part of the lesson)

• Poem: "Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes (via YouTube) 
• Poem: "Howl" by Alan Ginsberg (via YouTube) Note: Written in 1955 and considered controversial by some.  

2. Button Poetry Poems on YouTube  (Choose ones you like or preview the ones below that include a variety of themes).

• "Cuz He's Black" by Javon Johnson (2013)
• "When Viola Davis Won" by Ajanae Dawkins (2016)  
• "When the Fat Girl Gets Skinny" by Blythe Baird (2015) 
• "Of the Asian Body" by Chris Moua (2016) 
• "Times I've Been Mistaken for a Girl" by Alex Dang (2013) 
• "God is Gay" by Elliot Darrow (2010) 
• "A Gay Poem" by Keith Jarrett (2013) 
• "Dear Straight People" (gender and sexuality are different things) by Denice Frohman (2013)
• "Coming Out Slam" by Kelly Holtzy (2013)
• "Being Gay in the Latino Community" by Skisco (2011)
• "Hir" by Alysia Harris & Aysha El Shamayleh (2010) 
• "From Bathroom Stalls to Ballot Sheets" by Dee Campbell (2015)
• "How to Love Your Body in 10 Easy Steps" by Ollie Schminkey (2014) 
• "Somewhere in America" by Brave New Voices in L.A. (2016) 
• "One Color" (about Sex Education) by Duet of Neil Hilborn and Ollie Schminkey  

The Lavender Scare and the 1950s (1918-2011)

Handout: Key Questions and Videos

Provide "key questions" to students prior to viewing these videos in order.

• Video 1 (2:38): CBS Report, The Homosexuals. Note: This video no longer available 
• Video 2 (2:24): Interview with Josh Howard (lavender scare, government laws, tactics). https://youtu.be/0NrWTpPSvjA
• Video 3: (3:26): Lavender Scare movie trailer (opinions, how it started, tactics of government).  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_dlta9qaLU
• Video 4: (2:07): CBS News Sunday Morning – Frank Kameny (opinions, laws, key person) . https://youtu.be/TEmzMjUne7g
• Video 5: (4:29): Frank Kameny: Because I was right…” (opinions, key people, tactics of government). https://youtu.be/6Fjn7YUqRe8
• Video 6: (1:39): Bart Fugler: “Homosexuals were a security risk” (government tactics). https://youtu.be/rKgP2eiLn0A
• Video 7: (2:07): Joan Cassidy: They swooped in like death with his scythe…” (government tactics, lavender scare). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvQ8EMdl6Jk
• Video 8: (2:15): Bob Cantillion: There was a knock on the door… (government tactics, lavender scare). https://youtu.be/dA8zz-ru9go

Longer Videos:

• (25 min) “How Frank Kameny got fired, got angry, and changed the world.” Discusses Frank Kameny and the Lavender Scare by Dr. Jane Rigby profiles Kameny’s life and the actions he took in support of LGBT rights. Shows documents from the Kameny Papers now housed at the Library of Congress. https://youtu.be/BIGs4t-tHNk
• (9:48). “Out of the Closet and into the Streets.” A National History Day documentary about the attitudes towards gay people and the life of Frank Kameny including the Mattachine Society and the Stonewall riots. Includes primary source documents and video footage. https://youtu.be/yUwIeeyVKdU
• 1967 CBS Mike Wallace interview titled "The Homosexuals" (43 minutes). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu1r6igCODw
• Evolution of Gay Rights - CBS News Report - June 26, 2015 - History leading to the Supreme Court Decision about Same Sex Marriage (2 min 22). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY7Lh8cD2e8
• Podcast about the Lavender Scare - Episode 4 of "Mattachine" (40 minutes):  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mattachine-a-serialized-story-in-gay-history/id1300615218?mt=2

Amendments, Laws and Court Decisions Expand Equality (1868-2015)

Handout:  Amendments, Laws and Court Decisions for Lesson Plan.

May also consider discussing this letter from the ACLU to school districts in 2011 about allowing Gay Straight Alliances on school campuses. 

Additional Lessons

Constitutional Conflicts: Exploring Gay Rights 

Constitutional Conflicts: The Right to Marry 

Constitutional Conflicts: The Right to an Abortion 

PBS: Constitution and Same Sex Marriage Laws 

Stonewall Riots, 1969.

SHEG Lesson Plan and Materials: https://sheg.stanford.edu/stonewall-riots 

Langston Hughes and Discovering he is gay.