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The Dynamic
“I discovered that the more I speak up, the more I hear [my students] speaking up, too.”
July 30, 2012
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March With Me
Letitia and Mae join children leaving school to march in Birmingham, Alabama. Disappointed that they were not arrested while picketing Woolworth’s, they feel reassured by Rev. Bevel, who tells them they made a great contribution to the movement.
October 30, 2014
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What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” was a speech given by abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, N.Y., at an event commemorating American independence.
July 3, 2014
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“We Lived in a Bubble”
Elizabeth MacQueen is the sculptor of Four Spirits, a monument built to memorialize the four girls killed in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. In her memoir, she discusses how the project revealed to her how sheltered she had been as a child growing up in Birmingham.
November 18, 2014
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Ten Myths About Immigration
Debunk the misinformation students bring to school—and help them think for themselves.
July 6, 2009
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BROWN V. BOARD: Timeline of School Integration in the U.S.
Trace school integration from 1849 to 2007.
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A Solitary Struggle
For many activist teachers, the journey of promoting equity in education is a lonely one.