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This essay places side by side the historical oppression of African Americans in the South and the recent surge of African Americans moving back to the South of their own free will. In her discussion, Maya Angelou questions why such choices are considered remarkable.

Maya Angelou

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Class Rights & Activism

Subject

History

Geography

July 2, 2014

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Issue 59, Summer 2018

“We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams”

Educator Tamara Spears with shadow in classroom

As part of our series highlighting educator voices, we spoke to five Black teachers who teach in predominately Black or all-Black settings to ask how they approach the topic of slavery.

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The Freedom Riders Video Transcript

This piece is to accompany The Freedom Riders video and lesson. In 1961, the Civil Rights Movement took another strategic turn. A small group of activists, both black and white, calling themselves the Freedom Riders, decided to travel by bus through the Deep South, where segregation in bus facilities wasn’t just the custom, it was the law, and where the simple act of boarding a bus was enough to put one’s life on the line.

April 5, 2011

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April 3, 2019

The Problem With the “Disney Version of History”

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. being detained and arrested by uniformed police officers.

We can celebrate Dr. King and interrupt the idea that our progress toward justice has been continuous and inevitable.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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January 29, 2024

Advocating for Honest History Education: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers

A diverse group of adults meeting in a circle.

What is honest history, why is it essential for our democracy, and how can parents, caregivers and community members advocate for honest history education?

Topic

Rights & Activism

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September 13, 2011

Public School Integration Still ‘Best Goal’

When my daughter pulls hard on the heavy glass doors of the Martin Luther King Jr. Laboratory School and races upstairs into her fifth-grade classroom, she is living my dream.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity

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January 15, 2010

MLK: More Than Just A Dream

Every year around Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the news media start quoting his “I Have A Dream” speech. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s a great speech – certainly one of the best ever given in the cause of civil rights.

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Rights & Activism

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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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Issue 53, Summer 2016

Toolkit for "Browder v. Gayle"

Although the Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful in galvanizing the civil rights movement and promoting awareness of the injustice of segregated busing, Browder v. Gayle provided the legal basis for ending transportation segregation in Alabama. Despite its importance, the Browder v. Gayle case remains relatively untaught civil rights history.

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August 7, 2009

Lessons We Can Learn

Web Exclusive activities for John Lewis’ Reflections on a Dream Deferred from Teaching Tolerance No. 33.

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