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My Drive. Sojourner Truth and the Unfinished Fight for Equality. This month marks the hundredth anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, the addition to the Constitution that grants American women the right to vote.

Sojourner Truth and the Unfinished Fight for Equality

After decades of activism and civil disobedience, including marches on Washington, D.C., and hunger strikes in prison, suffragists upended the nation’s electoral process with this crowning legal victory. But the step toward equality was partial: though the amendment’s text affirmed that the right to vote would not be “denied or abridged by the United States or by a state on account of sex,” it did not include protections for nonwhite women, who continued to face legal disenfranchisement until the passage of the Voting Rights Act, in 1965. Lesson Plan: Discuss 22-year-old Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb” For a Google doc version of this lesson, click here.

Lesson Plan: Discuss 22-year-old Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb”

You will need to make a copy of the Google doc for a version you can edit. Overview. The Hill We Climb Lyrics. How one woman's 'immortal' cells changed the world - BBC Reel. Inspiring ideas and solutions showing why equality matters now more than ever.

How one woman's 'immortal' cells changed the world - BBC Reel

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Jonathan Rollins om polisens våld: ”Något vi lever med” Racial profiling by stores, landlords and companies: Are we racist? (CBC Marketplace) Cop Caught Arresting the Wrong Man in Racial Profiling Incident. Retracing Ahmaud Arbery’s Final Minutes: What Videos And 911 Calls Show. New video in Ahmaud Arbery case offers a view of what happened moments before the deadly shooting. George Floyd’s death reopens old wounds of similar police-involved incidents. Rep. Al Green Calls for 'War on Racism' in Wake of George Floyd Death. Onlooker harasses parent with different race child l What Would You Do. Male soldier berated because of homosexuality l What Would You Do. Hairdresser Bashes Interracial Couple. Hairdresser disapproves of interracial couple. Hairdresser disapproves of interracial couple. Interacial Couple Face Discrimination when they Meet the Parents.

Interacial Couple Face Discrimination when they Meet the Parents. What Would You Do: Customers discriminate against Hispanic waiter. What Would You Do: Waitress discriminates against Muslim family. Black Customer Racially Profiled In High End Store. Black man confronted by cops at home still in fear. Officer Pulls Gun on Student Picking Up Trash Outside of Dorm Building. BBC - Search results for civil rights movement. Reggie Yates Outside Man. Radio Diaries Claudette Colvin: "History Had Me Glued To The Seat" - Radio Diaries. Claudette Colvin’s school photo, likely taken in 1953, when she was 13.

Radio Diaries Claudette Colvin: "History Had Me Glued To The Seat" - Radio Diaries

You know the story of Rosa Parks. But have you heard of Claudette Colvin? Claudette grew up in the segregated city of Montgomery, Alabama. On March 2, 1955, when she was 15 years old, she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Nine months later, Rosa Parks did the exact same thing. K-Town '92: Reporters. PBS - Freedom Never Dies: The Story of Harry T. Moore. Black History Month. Ruby Bridges and the Civil Rights Movement Slide Show for Grades 3–8. Trump rasande efter nya NFL-protester. Albert and Aidan Sykes. This ELT lesson plan is designed around a short video by Story Corps in which a nine-year-old boy interviews his father, and the themes of family and racism.

Albert and Aidan Sykes

In the lesson students do a dictation, predict the answer to questions, listen to an interview, answer comprehension questions, watch two short videos, and speak about the videos. I would ask all teachers who use Film English to consider buying my book Film in Action as the royalties which I receive from sales help to keep the website completely free. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 90 minutes Activity: Dictation, listening, watching two short videos, and speaking. The Canary Effect. Aboslute tragedy, Genocide at its true essence.

The Canary Effect

Its a amazing how very little the history of native Americans is shown or known about. The American negros suffered dearly but this brutality of suffering by the Indians by the white Eurpean occupiers of this so called new found land is beggars belief. And its happening to this day but now travelling far out to every vulnerable country as possible, using these modern technology, science, machines and and whatever else at their disposals to kill and divide nations for their wealth, raw materials, food etc for their own greed. The list of occupation and interference with other countries is growing. Iraq and Afghanistan is at present demolished. 10-US-civil-rights. The 1960s witnessed a revolution in the struggle for the rights of African Americans in cities and towns throughout the USA. Investigate the mood of African Americans in Harlem in 1968 following the assassination of Rev.

Martin Luther King Jr. 'Green Book' explores racial dynamics amidst Jim Crow. Use one of the services below to sign in to PBS: You've just tried to add this video to your Watchlist so you can watch it later. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. You’ll be able to manage videos in your Watchlist, keep track of your favorite shows, watch PBS in high definition, and much more! You've just tried to select this program as one of your favorites. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. Justice Network - Civil Rights. The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies Grand Valley State University. Kent State Online Master of Music in Music Education. The civil rights movement is one of the greatest social justice movements in American history. Through countless marches, speeches and rallies, African Americans were able to unite all races to protest for the equal rights of all individuals.

Through these countless hours, music was often relied upon to maintain unity and uplift spirits. Music educators can highlight this fact to exemplify the power of music while also noting how, in studying music, students are not only learning an instrument, but also a powerful unifier. Music & the Civil Rights Movement The goal of the civil rights movement was to end racism, promote peace and establish federal law stating that all individuals, no matter their race, deserve to be treated in a fair and just fashion. Initially, the civil rights music was predominately Christian hymns and African spiritual songs, but soon expanded to include folk, gospel and soul concepts. Important Musicians & Songs Learn More. Kent State Online Master of Music in Music Education. Music in the Civil Rights Movement  

African American spirituals, gospel, and folk music all played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement. Singers and musicians collaborated with ethnomusicologists and song collectors to disseminate songs to activists, both at large meetings and through publications.