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Beyond the Bus
The 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott is around the corner. Teach this critical history with our new publication and webinar.
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A Lie Nailed
This Appeal editorial from 1893 refutes the description in the Chicago Herald of conditions experienced by African Americans while traveling on Southern railroads.
June 22, 2022
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The Chicago Plan - January 7, 1966
The press release from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on behalf of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) details the organization’s plans to end slums in Chicago.
July 18, 2022
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A Personal Mission: Sammy Younge Jr.
Although raised in a prosperous and prestigious African-American home in Tuskegee, Ala., Sammy Younge found himself drawn most to the civil rights movement. While the cause cost him his life, his actions and determination helped to transform this Southern city.
July 31, 2018
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“This Is What Democracy Looks Like”
Teaching students about the role children have played in the march for civil rights—historically and today—is just one of many ways teachers can bring the Women’s March into the classroom.
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Be A Good Boy
In 1920, Tennessee lawmaker Harry Burn followed his mother’s advice on a controversial vote—and changed voting rights history.
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Black Men and the Draft
Cleveland Sellers provides a testimonial of his experience with the draft for the Vietnam War, the racism of Selective Service and his antiwar orientation.
June 15, 2022
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Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, & Cynthia Wesley
This essay explores the deadly Ku Klux Klan attack on the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. It details where and why the four victims—Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley—were in the basement of the church on that morning, and summarizes the sentiments expressed across the country following their deaths.
March 2, 2016
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Learn From and Honor Black History
Black history is central to our nation’s story. These resources can help celebrate, teach and learn from Black history and experience all year.
February 1, 2024
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Graça Machel
Graça Machel dedicated her life to fighting for the rights of children—especially those who have fallen victim to war—all over the world.
August 8, 2017