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Expanding Democracy Through Intersecting Movements

In the continuing fight for justice and the expansion of democracy, understanding intersecting movements to end oppression is imperative and inspiring. Those at the intersections of geography, gender, poverty and race, as LFJ Director Jalaya Lyles Dunn explains, “will determine the fate of our democracy,” and have often been the agents of change, as witnessed by the connections between the past and the present highlighted in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Civil Rights Memorial Center.

  • Expanding Democracy Through Intersecting Movements
  • Expanding Democracy
  • James Baldwin
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Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Ph.D.

Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Ph.D., (he/him) is the Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and faculty director of the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project (IARA). His scholarship examines the intersections of racism, economic inequality, criminal justice and democracy in U.S. history.
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The Truth About Voting

In this lesson, students will learn some common myths about voting today, think through who these myths might benefit, learn why these myths are incorrect and consider how people might ensure every eligible citizen has a chance to vote. In an extension activity, students learn how to register to vote.
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6-8 9-12
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Rights & Activism
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Social Studies
Civics
History
Social Justice Domain
Justice Action
October 8, 2020