Citizenship in Society Merit Badge Workshop Resources
Citizenship in Society Merit Badge Workshop
This page aims to help Scouts do research for requirements 7 and 8. These resources are not exhaustive, and are intended only to give some “thought starters”.
During the workshop, we will have “learning stations” set up with materials about key leaders and moments in the civil rights movements for Women, Block Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, the LGBTQ community, and people with disabilities.
Resources (* related to Seattle history)
African American Leaders & Experience
Roberta Byrd Barr legendary Seattle Civil Rights Leader. *
Reverend Samuel McKinney: Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Central Area Civil Rights leader *
Bettylou Valentine and the Central District Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) *
John Lewis – Death, Congress & Civil Rights – Biography
Rosa Parks: Bus Boycott, Civil Rights & Facts – HISTORY
10 Modern Black Civil Rights Leaders to Follow Today – DiversityInc
Martin Luther King workshopped his ‘I have a dream’ speech in Seattle *
Seattle’s Civil Rights History – UW History Project *
CORE and Central Area Civil Rights Campaigns: 1960-1968 *
The Murder of Emmett Till | Civil Rights History Project | Library of Congress
Wa Na Wari, “Our Home,” Central District’s gathering place for Black artists and neighbors.
The History of Redlining in Seattle – YouTube
Asian American and Pacific Islander Experience
Wing Luke Museum of the PNW AAPI Experience *
Shiro Kashino and the Japanese American Nisei Solders in WW II
Frank Nishimura – An American Hero. Japanese American Nisei Soldiers in WWII
Barracks and Boy Scouts: Norman Mineta’s story | National Museum of American History
Densho: Japanese American Experience in Seattle *
Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation
From internment camps to school admissions, 80 years of fighting anti-Asian hate
Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation
LGBTQ Experience
15 LGBTQ Activists of the Past and Present You Should Know (globalcitizen.org)
Manuel Venegas – Seattle Community Advocate for LGBTQ rights
How ‘Will & Grace’ Had a Real-Life Political Impact on Marriage Equality
Women Experience
National Women’s History Museum
Women’s Suffrage Leaders | Early Feminist Movement & the 19th Amendment
Prominent Women Who Fought for Equality
Hidden Figures Katherine Johnson and the black women mathematicians of the space race
The Vote | American Experience | PBS
Equal Rights Amendment | National Archives
We Can Do It! The Impact of Rosie the Riveter on American Women
Hidden Figures Katherine Johnson and the black women mathematicians of the space race
Native American Experience
Red Road to DC. Lummi Nation Totem Pole Journey to protect sacred places *
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
March 8, 1970: Daybreak Star’s Groundbreaking – The Seattle Star *
In the PNW Native Fishing Rights Take on a Role as Environmental Protector *
Voting Rights for Native Americans | The Right to Vote Library of Congress
‘I know who I am’: Urban Natives tell the story of Seattle’s first Indigenous landmark | Crosscut
The Duwamish River and Preservation of Ha ah Poos Village Park and Shoreline
Deb Haaland Becomes First Native American Cabinet Secretary – The New York Times
Clyde Bellecourt, Native American civil rights leader
Dennis Banks, American Indian Civil Rights Leader
Cecile Hansen and the Interminable Road to Justice for the Duwamish | South Seattle Emerald
Hispanic
Cesar Chavez – Facts, Accomplishments, Death – HISTORY
15 Latino Activists You Should Know And Read About | HuffPost Life
Sports
Jackie Robinson Documentary | Ken Burns | PBS
USA Speed Skater Erin Jackson Becomes First Black Woman to Medal Event | PEOPLE.com
Meet the winter Paralympic athletes from Minnesota | MPR News
The Arts
The Story of Seattle’s Black and Tan Club and Those Who Owned It | South Seattle Emerald *
Hollywood Movies Continue To Perpetuate Harmful Asian Stereotypes
Academy of Motion Pictures Establishes Representation Standards for Oscars
Politics
Meet the 40 most influential people on race and politics — Recast Power List (politico.com)
Legal Rulings for Inclusion
The fight for the right to vote in the United States – Nicki Beaman Griffin – YouTube
Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Definition, Summary & Significance – HISTORY
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 and History of Fair Housing
The Supreme Court’s role in defining American citizenship
‘It is so ordered.’ Supreme Court Justices on gay marriage decision | PBS NewsHour
Not All Caucasians Are White: The Supreme Court Rejects Citizenship for Asian Indians
Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
The Richard and Mildred Loving Story – Overturning the Laws against interracial marriage
Questions?
Please email Kat Randolph at katrandolph@hotmail.com