The Importance of the Voting Rights Act to Me
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Reverend Earl Nance Jr. shares why the Voting Rights Act was such an important piece of legislation.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Civil Rights-37**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Have students discuss Reverend Nance’s assessment of the Voting Rights Act. What elements do students agree with? Disagree with?
- Have students pair off and debate the question: Is the Voting Rights Act still needed today?
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
