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Forced to Work
These images show enslaved people laboring in fields in Georgia and South Carolina.
January 27, 2020
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Freedom Summer and Today’s Election Process
This overview of Freedom Summer 1964 connects to actions for strengthening democracy today.
August 11, 2024
July 8, 2014
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Where Scholars Disagree: How SCOTUS Influenced the Civil Rights Movement
Scholars are divided on the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the civil rights movement. This blogger, a history teacher, explains why this debate is a valuable lesson.
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StoryCorps: She Couldn't Wear Fingernail Polish
“She said, 'You know, there was a time we couldn't wear no fingernail polish...'”
July 8, 2014
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A Mountain Legacy
Children of Appalachia gain pride in their heritage and history
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Better Together
An innovative curriculum spurs South Carolina students to fight bigotry.
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Freedom Schools for Today’s Justice Movement
To confront current education censorship and voter suppression, modern social justice projects build on the foundations of the historic 1964 Freedom Schools.
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Nat Turner, Freedom Fighter
Nat Turner was an American freedom fighter who led one of history’s most successful revolts by enslaved people in Southampton County, VA.
January 8, 2019
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Toolkit for "Segregation by Design"
This toolkit suggests ways to use primary sources to help students uncover the realities of segregation and how it was deliberately perpetuated in the United States.