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Elizabeth Jennings and The Fight for Equality on NYC’s Streetcars
How do we change unjust systems? Students will learn about Elizabeth Jennings and her fight for equal access on public transportation in New York City in the mid-1800s. Students will explore museum artifacts, analyze historic documents and examine the museum’s 1885 streetcar to understand the importance of transportation within communities and the role it has played in social justice movements.
To supplement this program, the museum will provide a classroom copy of one of the following books for a pre-visit study:
Grades 4-6 Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights by Beth Anderson.
Grades 7-8 Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings Won the Right to Ride in New York by Amy Hill Hearth.
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