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‘Bibi’ Lesson 3: The Power of Letter Writing: Enhancing Communication and Understanding

In this third and final lesson on the film ‘Bibi,’ students will write a letter to Ernesto explaining the concepts of intersectionality, privilege and oppression.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

June 2, 2020

article

September 17, 2020

Stop Talking in Code: Call Them Black Boys

A Black educator challenges colleagues to consider the school-based and societal implications of calling Black boys “Black males.”

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

article

February 28, 2022

Teaching Reconstruction Is Absolutely Necessary

Banner text: Erasing the Black Freedom Struggle: How State Standards Fail to Teach the Truth about Reconstruction

Most state standards don’t accurately represent the Reconstruction era. The Zinn Education Project’s new Teach Reconstruction campaign and report highlight why truthful teaching about this period is a must.

Topic

Slavery Rights & Activism

text

Informational

Case Against Chairman Bobby and Ericka Dismissed

The Black Panther Party’s newspaper article covers the 1971 acquittal on conspiracy charges for fellow members Ericka Huggins and Bobby Seale. In the article, BPP members also address issues like police brutality, urban poverty and political prisoners.

The Black Panther Party

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

Subject

Social Studies

History

July 18, 2022

text

Informational

The Black Arts Movement

The article, written by Larry Neal, talks about the Black Arts Movement in depth: the beauty, the pain, the struggle and progress. Neal also talks about Black power, Black nationalism and the Black aesthetic.

Larry Neal

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

Subject

Social Studies

History

July 18, 2022

text

Informational

The War in Vietnam

After a classmate died in Vietnam, a group of Black community members wrote and distributed this leaflet encouraging “Negro boys” to avoid the draft.

Black Community Members

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

Subject

Social Studies

History

July 18, 2022

text

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NAACP Lawyer Constance Baker Motley Interviewed by Renee Poussaint (2002)

This interview with NAACP lawyer Constance Baker Motley discusses her experience at the March on Washington and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Renee Poussaint and Constance Baker Motley

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

Subject

Social Studies

History

July 18, 2022

text

Informational

Freedom Primer No. 1: The Convention Challenge and the Freedom Vote

This pamphlet from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) explains their unsuccessful 1964 Democratic National Convention challenge in Atlantic City and the MFDP’s plans moving forward from the convention.

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

Subject

Social Studies

Civics

History

July 18, 2022

text

Informational

Incident in Hattiesburg

Howard Zinn calls for an end to the police brutality Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) volunteers experience in Mississippi.

Howard Zinn

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

Subject

Social Studies

Civics

History

July 18, 2022

text

Informational

A. Philip Randolph Oral History Interview 1

This text is a transcription of a meeting between A. Philip Randolph and Harry Truman in which Randolph encourages Truman to pass an executive order barring Jim Crow laws in the armed forces.

Thomas H. Baker

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

Subject

Social Studies

Civics

History

July 18, 2022

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