Easy Way to Help Support the Scarboro 85 Project

You can help support the Scarboro 85 project with a few keystrokes. Add your comments to the State of Tennessee curriculum standards for social studies, to get the Scarboro 85 added to the history curriculum. Below are directions on how to easily make a difference!

Register your support before March 26, 2023!

Even if you’ve already given feedback, submitting it again would be helpful. There are 4 places to add a response. Please note that Scarboro is misspelled in 2 of the 4 places. You can also help to correct those misspellings.

Read more about the Scarboro 85 in this article found on Livability.com

Step-by-step directions:

FIRST: Click this link to submit feedback on the TN Academic Standards Feedback Survey: https://www.surveygroup.com/TNSBEStandardsReview/?a=63fdfc64df0ae

Part 1:

3.31: Explore Tennessee’s contributions to the Civil Rights Movement (e.g., Highlander Folk School, Nashville Sit-Ins, the Clinton Twelve, Rosenwald Schools, Scarborough 85, Tent City Movement of Fayette County). (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028)

1. Click on the ‘3rd Grade‘ link
2. Answer the Demographic Information (Are you a current Tennessee resident; enter your zip code, and choose the category that describes your role)
3. Find Article 3.31
4. Scroll down until you see ‘Part 2: Tennessee History: Tennessee in the 20th Century’
5. Read and select Article 3.31 – “Keep Standard As Is”
6. Scarboro is misspelled and reads ‘Scarborough’ instead
7. Help correct this misspelling by typing in the comment section: “Correct spelling from Scarborough to Scarboro”
8. Scroll to the bottom of the page
9. Click ‘Submit’
10. Click ‘Okay’
11. It will take you back to the main screen

Part 2:

AAH.43: Describe the impact of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, and evaluate the resistance to the decision and the reactions that followed (e.g. Oak Ridge/Scarboro 85, Clinton 12, Little Rock 9).

1. Click on the ‘African American History‘ link
2. Answer the Demographic Information (Are you a current Tennessee resident; enter your zip code, and choose the category that describes your role)
3. Find Article AAH.43
4. Scroll down until you see ‘The Modern Civil Rights Movement (1950s-1960s)’
5. Read and select Article AAH.43 – “Keep Standard As Is”
6. Scroll to the bottom of the page
7. Click ‘Submit’
8. Click ‘OK’
9. It will take you back to the main screen

Part 3:

TN.57: Describe Tennessee’s role in the Civil Rights Movement, including: • Sit-ins • Diane Nash • John Lewis • Highlander Folk School • Tent City Movement of Fayette County • Columbia Race Riots • Scarboro 85 and the Clinton Twelve. (T.C.A. § 49-6-1006)

1. Click on the ‘Tennessee History‘ link
2. Answer the Demographic Information (Are you a current Tennessee resident; enter your zip code, and choose the category that describes your role)
3. Find Article TN.57
4. Scroll down until you see ‘Tennessee in Modern Times (1945-present)’
5. Read and select Article TN.57 – “Keep Standard As Is”
6. Scroll to the bottom of the page
7. Click ‘Submit’
8. Click ‘OK’
9. It will take you back to the main screen

Part 4:

US.73: Examine the decision and impacts of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka on the desegregation of schools, such as Scarborough 85, Clinton 12 and Little Rock 9. (T.C.A. § 49-6-1006)

1. Click on the ‘United States History and Geography‘ link
2. Answer the Demographic Information (Are you a current Tennessee resident; enter your zip code, and choose the category that describes your role)
3. Find Article US.73
4. Scroll down until you see ‘Civil Rights Movement (1950s-1960s)’
5. Read and select Article US.73 – “Keep Standard As Is”
6. Scarboro is misspelled and reads ‘Scarborough’ instead
7. Help correct this misspelling by typing in the comment section: “Correct spelling from Scarborough to Scarboro”
8. Scroll to the bottom of the page
9. Click ‘Submit’
10. Click ‘OK’
11. It will take you back to the main screen

Thanks for your help!