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Chapter 1: Editorials

An excerpt from A Whale Hunt, How a Native-American Village Did What No One Thought It Could by Robert Sullivan. This piece is to accompany "Holding Onto Heritage: Native Whale Hunts & Diversity" lesson.
Grade Level
9-12
Subject
Reading & Language Arts
Social Studies
Social Justice Domain
Diversity
July 14, 2017
lesson

Before Rosa Parks: Susie King Taylor

The title “Before Rosa Parks” loosely links a number of lessons that address African-American women who were active in the fight for civil and human rights before the 1950s. This lesson highlights Susie King Taylor, the only black woman who wrote a narrative about her experiences working with soldiers during the Civil War.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism
Subject
Reading & Language Arts
Social Studies
History
Social Justice Domain
Justice
July 6, 2009
lesson

Before Rosa Parks: Frances Watkins Harper

The title “Before Rosa Parks” loosely links a number of lessons that discuss African-American women who were active in the fight for civil rights before the 1950s. This lesson highlights Frances Watkins Harper, who challenged power structures in the South by talking to free former slaves about voting, land ownership and education—and fought segregated public transportation.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Gender & Sexual Identity
Subject
Reading & Language Arts
Social Studies
History
Social Justice Domain
Justice
July 6, 2009
lesson

United We Stand

In this lesson, students will read a short biography of César Chávez—one of our nation’s greatest labor leaders. They will examine how much of the success attributed to Chávez was the result of the efforts of thousands of other people helping and supporting him. Students will learn about labor unions and reflect on how powerful it can be to speak up with others for change.
Grade Level
3-5
Topic
Immigration Rights & Activism
Subject
Reading & Language Arts
Social Studies
History
Social Justice Domain
Diversity Action
July 6, 2009
lesson

Bayard Rustin: The Fight for Racial Justice and Gay Rights

This lesson centers on the invaluable work and activism of Bayard Rustin. Rustin was not only dedicated to orchestrating the civil rights movement; he was also one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s closest advisors, and the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism
Subject
Reading & Language Arts
Social Studies
History
Social Justice Domain
Action
January 22, 2013
lesson

Women’s Suffrage

This lesson is the fourth in a series called Expanding Voting Rights. The overall goal of the series is for students to explore the complicated history of voting rights in the United States. Two characteristics of that history stand out: First, in fits and starts, more and more Americans have gained the right to vote. Second, over time, the federal government's role in securing these rights has expanded considerably.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism
Subject
Reading & Language Arts
Social Studies
Civics
Social Justice Domain
Justice
February 10, 2014
article

Looking Back at Civil Rights—and Looking Ahead

Like the more than 22,000 students who visit the Civil Rights Memorial Center each year, Brittney Johnson loved the fountain. The 10-year-old Montgomery, Ala., native had never been to the memorial center, even though it’s just a few miles from her house. And like most visitors she was instantly drawn to the circular black granite fountain out in front. This unique piece of architecture, designed by Maya Lin, is engraved with the names of 40 civil rights martyrs. Next to it stands a wall of water that cascades transparently over Martin Luther King Jr.’s well-known paraphrase of Amos 5:24 -- We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.
Topic
Rights & Activism