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What We're Watching
Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these LFJ-approved films!
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Ask, Investigate and Advocate
Nefertari Yancie, Ph.D., credits her family’s commitment to asking courageous questions, seeking answers and taking action as the impetus for her career in the classroom.
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Reframing Gender Helps Kids See Beyond Other Binaries
Teaching gender as a spectrum has far-reaching consequences: Beyond helping students form a more complex understanding of gender identity, it helps them—and educators—see more nuance across a wide range of subjects.
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Youth—United! #Enough in Chicago, Illinois
We reached out to students from around the United States who are working to keep their schools safe from gun violence. This time, we caught up with senior Alex King, Peace Warrior and leader with Good Kids, Mad City at North Lawndale College Prep High School.
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The Night Before the Dream
Bea’s family has traveled from far and wide to hear Dr. King—and plan how they’ll make his dream a reality.
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Promote and Model Civic Responsibility
It’s one thing to learn about voting rights and civic responsibilities; it’s another to engage in action to make positive change in our communities.
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Queer People Have Always Existed—Teach Like It
Educators must commit to undoing the systemic silencing of queer figures throughout history. Here are some ways to more inclusively explore the past.
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Fannie Lou Hamer’s Testimony at the 1964 Democratic Convention (Transcript)
This piece is to accompany Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement and African Americans Face and Fight Obstacles to Voting.Watch the video here.When a group of African-American delegates from Mississippi demanded to be seated at the 1964 Democratic Convention in Atlantic City, the moving testimony by Fannie Lou Hamer made this former sharecropper a national spokeswoman for civil rights overnight.
October 26, 2011
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Civil Rights Road Trip
By tracing the footsteps of those who fought for civil rights, you may begin to think about how you can use your own voice to make positive changes.
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Lessons of 1964: The Movement Continues
This year's civil rights anniversaries can be a call to action.