Using award-winning literature, the learners describe and analyze racism in Mississippi during the Great Depression. The readers identify the injustices in the community as well as the values and self-respect that build community relationships and strength. ...
We observe how power and privilege are used to keep African American families oppressed even after they were freed from slavery. ...
Readers examine the lasting effects of power, privilege, and discrimination on communities.
For students to choose a cause to which they have a personal connection and write letters to advocate for change.
In this lesson, we recognize that we all have biases and privileges. It is helpful to be aware of them so we see them as part of our identity and not a reason to judge or discriminate. ...
In a persuasive essay, learners describe the responsibilities of American citizenship and the cost of freedom. They connect how philanthropic action is a part of those costs. “Freedom isn’t free. It passes on an enormous debt to the recipient.”...
In this lesson, we explore the importance of each person's right to vote and the injustice of limiting that power. ...
In this lesson, young people compare the communications and strategies of Malcolm X with those of Martin Luther King, Jr. They discuss the causes, effects, and ways to address racism through a discussion forum. They plan and hold the forum in the community....
This activity explores the difference between anti-racism, which includes active steps away from injustice, and non-racism, which is a passive description.
Through this activity participants become aware of their own privileges, and the racial, cultural and socio-economic biases in society today.