Get Inspired with Freedom Rider Charles Person
In fall 2023, Charles Person, the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders, generously opened his home for a conversation with Learning for Justice. We are honored to share with you a video excerpt from that conversation wherein Person recounts parts of his story, imparts wisdom and offers suggestions for ways people can engage in justice movements.
This conversation is the first in a series of interviews with veterans of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Charles Person: Freedom Rider Encourages Others To Get On Board
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Teaching the Civil Rights Movement
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Discuss Black History All Year Long
Learning Honest History and Celebrating Diversity
We can teach young people the honest history of the United States in age-appropriate ways and help them understand commonalities across cultures to develop a strong sense of self and identity as they honor diversity. To support these conversations and learning experiences, we offer parents, caregivers and educators teaching strategies, talking points and activities.
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Teaching Hard History: Grades K-5
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Talking to Children About the History of Slavery in the United States: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers
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Celebrate African and Indigenous Cultures: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers
Celebrate Black History Month and Teach Black History All Year
In celebration of Black History Month, we offer a new resource page. From articles and publications to videos, lessons and stories, we’ve collected some of our best resources to help you learn about and elevate Black history in all of its complexity. Whether you’re building your own knowledge, looking for ways to expand your teaching of Black history, or celebrating stories with your family, we hope you’ll use these resources. Young people deserve to learn this history in ways that are accurate, comprehensive and age appropriate.
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Discuss Black History All Year Long
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A Call for Anti-Bias Education
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Teaching the Movement’s Most Iconic Figure
Advocating for Honest History Education
Parent and caregiver advocacy is crucial as children’s right to inclusive learning and honest history education is being limited in some states and communities. While the media often highlights the vocal efforts of a few politically motivated parents’ groups to censor teaching and to exclude some children and families from representation, we know that most parents and caregivers support fair and inclusive education practices that protect the learning and well-being of all children.
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Advocating for Honest History Education: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers
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Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do
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Celebrate African and Indigenous Cultures: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers
Our Humanity Is Bound Together: Discussing the Holocaust
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is commemorated on January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1945. We honor the memory of the 6 million Jews and the millions of Roma, Sinti, Slavs, disabled persons, LGBTQ+ individuals, political dissidents and others who were murdered in the Holocaust. And we encourage learning from the survivors as we reflect on the significance of this history.
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Acclaimed Documentary ‘One Survivor Remembers’ Urges All to Never Forget
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One Survivor Remembers
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