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December 4, 2023

Teaching About the Montgomery Bus Boycott

A photo of Rosa Parks during the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Teach the Montgomery Bus Boycott in all its complexity and resist telling a simple story. This article is part of a series on Teaching the Civil Rights Movement and complements the curriculum framework of the same name.

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

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Labor Matters

Draw on your students' prior knowledge to help them understand the importance of the labor movement.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

Economics

July 6, 2009

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October 22, 2013

Combating Course Content Segregation

An LGBT student’s gratitude reminded this instructor to include diverse voices in her teaching all year.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Literature

A Letter to My Nephew

In this letter, James Baldwin expresses his love for his nephew and describes the hardships of life as a Black man in the United States.

James Baldwin

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

June 22, 2022

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Issue 11, Spring 1997

Other People's Shoes

A secondary teacher uses multiple perspectives to examine the past.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Issue 42, Fall 2012

Be a Good Boy

Story Corner: In 1920, Tennessee lawmaker Harry Burn followed his mother's advice on a controversial vote—and "freed 17 million women from political slavery."

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Issue 54, Fall 2016

Be A Good Boy

In 1920, Tennessee lawmaker Harry Burn followed his mother’s advice on a controversial vote—and changed voting rights history.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Informational

1920: Women Get the Vote

This article examines the history of the 19th Amendment, which secured the right to vote for women. It examines women's participation at the polls since then and considers the possibility and impact of greater numbers of women in public office.

Sam Roberts

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 5, 2014

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Informational

James Reeb

This essay details James Reeb’s calling to become a minister and—eventually—to join the march in Selma. Although he was tragically murdered following the march, his death had a profound impact on the civil rights movement.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Religion Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

March 10, 2016

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Informational

Jimmie Lee Jackson

This essay details Jimmie Lee Jackson’s involvement in the voting rights movement and his violent death at the hands of Alabama state troopers.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

March 10, 2016

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