Teaching About Voter Suppression and the 2020 Election
Voter suppression is not a thing of the past. It’s essential that students learn to identify it in history—and in this current election cycle. Including insight from Carol Anderson, John Lewis and others, these resources can help you teach about the Voting Rights Act, the historic back-and-forth fight for voting rights, the ways voter suppression manifests today and the ways young people are demanding better of the democratic process.
- Teach This: The Voting Rights Act
- The True History of Voting Rights
- Teach This: Texas Students Fight for Their Right to Vote