One Country! One Language! One Flag!
Teaching Activity. By Bill Bigelow. Rethinking Schools. 3 pages.
Discussion questions and teaching ideas for examining the history of the Pledge of Allegiance and the political milieu in which it was written.
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Discussion questions and teaching ideas for examining the history of the Pledge of Allegiance and the political milieu in which it was written.
Plessy v. Ferguson: The Organizing History of the Case
Article. By Keith W. Medley.
The role of the Comité des Citoyens and The Crusader newspaper in the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
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The role of the Comité des Citoyens and The Crusader newspaper in the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
We as Freemen: Plessy v. Ferguson
Book — Non-fiction. By Keith Medley. 2012. 256 pages.
This book documents the untold history of the organizing leading up the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
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This book documents the untold history of the organizing leading up the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
Right to Ride: Streetcar Boycotts and African American Citizenship in the Era of Plessy v. Ferguson
Book — Non-fiction. By Blair L. M. Kelley. 2010. 280 pages.
Examines acts of protest and resistance to segregated trains and streetcars during the early Jim Crow era.
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Examines acts of protest and resistance to segregated trains and streetcars during the early Jim Crow era.
Students Secure Marker for Reconstruction Era Lawyer Albion Tourgée
Article. By Richard Dana.
A group of students at Kent State University-Ashtabula helped secure local recognition for Reconstruction era lawyer and writer Albion Tourgee, including a historical marker at his birthplace.
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A group of students at Kent State University-Ashtabula helped secure local recognition for Reconstruction era lawyer and writer Albion Tourgee, including a historical marker at his birthplace.
The Road to Brown
Film. By William Elwood. 1990. 56 minutes.
The little known story of Charles Hamilton Houston who paved the road to Brown v. Board.
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The little known story of Charles Hamilton Houston who paved the road to Brown v. Board.
Two Thumbs Up: Movies and Documentaries to Use (and Avoid) When Teaching Civil Rights
Article from "Understanding and Teaching the Civil Rights Movement" edited by Hasan Kwame Jeffries.
A critical review of films on the Civil Rights Movement and institutionalized racism, with dozens of recommendations of films to watch and those to avoid.
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A critical review of films on the Civil Rights Movement and institutionalized racism, with dozens of recommendations of films to watch and those to avoid.
Teach Truth Days of Action Sites 2023
Map and list of Teach Truth Day of Action sites for 2023.
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May 18, 1896: Plessy v. Ferguson Ruling
Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities.
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Plessy v. Ferguson
In June of 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for violating Louisiana’s Separate Car Act. The …
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