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What We're Watching
Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these TT-approved films!
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What Is Social Justice Education?
Scholar and educator Lee Anne Bell explains social justice education and highlights its role in actively countering injustice and helping to build an inclusive democracy for the benefit of all.
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The Liberation of Our People
In her speech, Davis calls the people to deeply reflect about American patriotism, the lie that is rooted within this concept. She calls people to make the connection between the Vietnam war, the oppression of Black and Brown people and the exploitation of white workers in the United States.
July 18, 2022
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Judgement of the Supreme Court of the United States in Plessy v. Ferguson
In the matter of Plessy v. Ferguson, the United States Supreme Court upheld practices that perpetuated Jim Crow segregation, declaring that “separate but equal” accommodations were legal. Nearly 60 years later, the Court overturned the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
March 3, 2016
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Slavery and the Civil War, Part 1
What really caused the Civil War? This episode, with Bethany Jay, Ph.D., examines the complex role that slavery played in causing the Civil War and outlines ways to teach this history and clarify our understanding of the Confederacy.
July 8, 2019
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Slavery and the Northern Economy
In this episode, historian Christy Clark-Pujara examines the role the North played in perpetuating slavery and the truth behind the phrase “slavery built the United States.”
July 8, 2019
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Not for Sport
A Native American activist calls for an end to "Indian" team mascots.
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The New Deciders
“The New Deciders” examines the influence of voters from four demographic groups—black millennials, Arab Americans, Latino Evangelicals and Asian Americans. Viewers will meet political hopefuls, community leaders, activists and church members from Orange County, California, Cleveland, Ohio, Greensboro, North Carolina and Orlando, Florida, all of whom have the opportunity to move the political needle, locally and nationally.
September 2, 2016
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