Pathfinder School of Innovation – Civil Rights

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Civil Rights in America will focus on the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s. This course will examine the origins of the movement, the grass roots organization that leads to the Supreme Court, as well as figures and groups that promoted equality for all people. While the focus of the course is on African Americans, the fight of other groups such as Women, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, the Disabled, and LBGTQ will be included. The events of the Civil Rights Movement had an enormous impact on American society, so we will also look at what has and has not changed, and how the movement is connected to the Black Lives Matter movement of America today.