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What We’re Reading This Week: February 21, 2020
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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What We’re Reading This Week: July 12, 2019
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What We’re Reading This Week: August 10, 2018
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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Four Freedoms
In his 1941 State of the Union Address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined four fundamental human freedoms—the freedom of speech, of worship, from want, and from fear—for the United States and the rest of the world.
June 10, 2015
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Ain’t I a Woman?
Sojourner Truth delivered this speech at the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. Born into slavery, Truth is widely known for her abolition and women’s rights work. Two versions of this speech are included.
July 2, 2014
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The Jim Crow North
Episode 6, Season 3 The civil rights movement was never strictly a Southern phenomenon. To better understand the Jim Crow North, we explore discrimination and Black protest in places like Milwaukee, Omaha, Cleveland and
October 26, 2020
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Teaching the Movement’s Most Iconic Figure
Episode 7, Season 3 You cannot teach the civil rights movement without talking about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But it’s critical that students deconstruct the mythology surrounding the movement’s most iconic figure to
November 10, 2020
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Reframing the Movement
Episode 1, Season 3 Teaching the civil rights movement accurately and effectively requires deconstructing the myths and misconceptions around it. Most people are familiar with a very specific version of the movement that
August 5, 2020
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Malcolm X Beyond the Mythology
Episode 14, Season 3 Historian Clarence Lang joins us for a conversation about Malcolm X. We discuss his commitment to Black pride and self-determination and his rejection of the white gaze and the myth of American
March 15, 2021
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Making a Scene: The Movement in Literature and Film
Episode 10, Season 3 From the hard work of organizing to the reality of everyday life under Jim Crow, films and literature can bring historical context to life for students. In this episode, we recommend several “must
December 21, 2020
