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Welcome to our virtual jackdaw on Massive Resistance.  This jackdaw is the result of a joint project that had veteran elementary and secondary school teachers from Albemarle County, Virginia Public Schools working with teacher education students from the Curry School of Education (The University of Virginia).  This jackdaw represents the future in public school education which will involve a combination of teamwork, computer technology, and pedagogy.  This jackdaw covers the period of Massive Resistance, the refusal of school systems in the Southern United States to integrate after the Supreme Court's ruling in the Brown v. Board of Education case.

For Virginia educators looking at this jackdaw: This jackdaw covers the Standards of Learning for Social Studies in the Fourth Grade, specifically strand # 4.6.  For the virtual jackdaw that is situated for both Middle and High School students, strands # 6.7 and # 11.13 are applied.

Strand #4.6:
The student will trace the history of Virginia in the 20th century, with emphasis on the accomplishments of prominent Virginians, including Woodrow Wilson, Harry F. Byrd, Sr., L. Douglas Wilder, and Arthur Ashe; social and political events linked to desegregation and Massive Resistance and their relationship to national history; the impact of advances in transportation and communication on migration, economic development, and the integration of Virginia into the U.S. economy and eastern Virginia into the northeast megalopolis; the role of money, banking, saving, and credit in contemporary Virginia; and the types of taxes collected and the types of services provided by each level of government.

Strand # 6.7:
The student will describe the economic, social, and political
transformation of the United States since World War II, with emphasis
on segregation, desegregation, and the Civil Rights Movement; the changing role of women in America; the technology revolution and its impact on communication,
transportation, and new industries; the consumer economy and increasing global markets; increases in violent crime and illegal drugs; effects of increased immigration;
the impact of governmental social and economic programs and the Cold War on the growth of federal income tax revenues and government spending and the role of the Federal Reserve System; effects of organized religious activism; and  political leaders of the period, trends in national elections, and differences between the two major political parties.

Strand # 11.13:
The student will evaluate federal civil rights and voting
rights developments since the 1950's, in terms of the Brown v. Board of Education decision and its impact on education; civil rights demonstrations and related activity leading to desegregation of public accommodations, transportation, housing, and employment; reapportionment cases and voting rights legislation and their impact on political participation and representation; and affirmative action.
 

Click here to learn more about the Standards of Learning for 4th Grade.

If you are ready to proceed, then click here to get to our jackdaw and enjoy!