Liberation Lit: Book Reviews
Banned Books Week is Sept. 22 to 28, 2024. Learning can help us to resist hate and bias and counter limited narratives that have traditionally excluded diverse perspectives.

Liberation Lit

Reading Together: Books for Children

Reading for Justice: Books for Teens and Young Adults
The Learning Center and Civics for Democracy
Introducing LFJ’s Learning Center, our new online popular education space for everyone (adults, youth and children), offering learning for civic and political action. The Learning Center continues our Community Justice Sites programming in our Southern states and extends our resources to a national audience. This new landing page and menu provides links to our new learning resources and series.

Our Votes Matter: Action Steps in Planning to Vote

Civics for Democracy
The Learning Center
Growing Together: Building a Just Future
When we cultivate the values of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) in young children, we create steppingstones toward resisting hate and strengthening democracy. Growing Together: For Children and Families is LFJ’s new series, with learning activities, stories and book recommendations for children.

Exploring Identity and Commonalities

Celebrating African and Indigenous Cultures

Connecting With Literature
Learning from the Civil Rights Movement: The 1963 March on Washington
This critical election year, remember that the right to vote was achieved through the struggles, risks and sacrifices of ordinary people. Learn from our history, vote and help to mobilize others in your community.

The 1963 March on Washington

Learning from the Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Movement: 10 Key Concepts
Introducing LFJ’s Community Justice Sites
LFJ is piloting our Community Justice Sites programming at the SPLC’s Road to 60 Summit in Mississippi. Our Community Justice Sites are Freedom Schools and Citizenship Schools for everyone. When we “learn for justice,” we center learning to inform our action for liberation and justice in our communities.

Freedom Summer and Today’s Election Process

Introduction to Action Planning: Toolkit
