article
The Power of Place
LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn explains that “the victories for justice must be fought for and by ordinary people in the South together with allies from other parts of the nation.”
960 Results
article
There’s Good People Out There: A Conversation With Charles Person
Charles Person, the youngest of the original Freedom Riders of 1961, reminds us that collective civic action is essential, and so is being one of the good people out there.
professional development
The Right to Vote (Transcript)
This transcript of NBC’s 2004 story “The Right to Vote” highlights the events leading up to the Selma-to-Montgomery march, with firsthand accounts from Rep. John Lewis.
October 26, 2011
text
Informational
The Silencing of Mary Dyer
In this chapter, Carnes details oppression experienced by the early New England colonists. In particular, he chronicles Mary Dyer’s path from a once uncomfortably conforming Puritan to an outspoken Quaker unshaken by threats, banishment and even death.
January 23, 2017
article
article
professional development
Social Justice Standards | Understanding Justice
This professional development addresses the Justice domain.
April 17, 2014
text
Informational
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
McIntosh's article details the ways in which white people—male and female—are given unacknowledged advantages. She focuses on situations in which skin-color is the dominant priveleging factor (over class, religion, ethnic status, or geographic location) but acknowledges that many of these attributes are interconnected.
July 5, 2014
text
Informational
In the City of Brotherly Love
“The Irish and the English share a long legacy of conflict.” And this conflict extended across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World as a wave of Catholic immigrants arrived in the United States in the 1820s.
May 22, 2017
article
Teaching in the Downturn
Two experts offer opinions on what to expect from the economic crisis - and how to help your students cope.