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As we celebrate Black History Month with you and your students, please share with us who inspires you the most and why! We hope that you will check out our numerous resources on Black history ([link removed]) , including our recent Scholar Talk series on Black Intellectuals and the African American Experience ([link removed]) . Also worth noting are the lessons and narratives Barbara Jordan, Watergate, and Justice ([link removed]) and Courage Under Fire: The Selfless Decision of John Robert Fox ([link removed]) from our American Portraits resource and the primary source activities,Ida B. Wells, “Lynch Law,” 1893 ([link removed]) and Malcolm X, “The
Ballot or the Bullet,” April 12, 1964 ([link removed]) from Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
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Bridge from the Past: Black History Month Series ([link removed])

This playlist ([link removed]) catalogs BRIdge from the Past videos that focus on primary sources related to the African-American experience in America. Use these videos alongside our Plainest Demands of Justice: Documents for Dialogue on the African-American Experience ([link removed]) resource which will be released on Frederick Douglass' birthday, Monday, February 14!

The Emergence of Black Codes DBQ ([link removed])
In this lesson ([link removed]) –through the examination of primary source documents–students examine the ways in which, after emancipation and the Reconstruction amendments, the legal status of African Americans was different from their experience under the institution of slavery. They will also learn to identify the inconsistencies of the legal status of African Americans in the nineteenth century.

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Supreme Court Term Limits? Join the Debate! ([link removed])
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer recently announced that he will soon retire from the bench, and President Biden and the U.S. Senate will carry out one of their most important constitutional duties—the nomination and approval of a new member of the Supreme Court. In recent years, there has been considerable debate over whether or not Justices should have term limits. ([link removed]) Encourage your students to join this latest debate on Think the Vote for a chance to win prizes for themselves and you. ([link removed])

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Educator Spotlight



** Teacher Talk: The Road to Civility Starts With Civics ([link removed])
By Alisha Sanders

I say this sincerely and with urgency: teaching civics today is one of the most important things we can do to save humanity and restore civility. Over the last 13 years, I’ve watched the civics classroom evolve from one in which teachers introduced simple lessons about government, presidents, the Constitution, citizenship** ...Read More. ([link removed])

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Dear John,

The quote we shared above from Rosa Parks is a reminder that none of us knows what impact our words and actions might have on history. What can we do today to protect and promote the promises of liberty and equality embedded in our Founding documents? This is one of the questions we encourage your students to explore as they study the lives and work of the people we celebrate this month. Which leaders will inspire your students who choose to participate in our ** MyImpact Challenge civics contest ([link removed])
or the ** We the Students Essay contest ([link removed])
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We're also excited to share with you the launch of our ** new blog, BRI Today ([link removed])
. The essay above by BRI Teacher Council member Alisha Sanders is just one example of the kind of stories you can expect to see on the blog. Please reach out to us if you have a story that you would like to share on the blog. Our goal is to make this a space to showcase the great work you and your students are doing every day.

Finally, stay tuned as we prepare the launch of our newest resource, ** The Plainest Demands of Justice: Documents for Dialogue on the African American Experience ([link removed])
, this coming Monday, February 14. It's our way of celebrating the birthday of Frederick Douglass, and we look forward to sharing it with you and getting your feedback!

Warmly,

Laura Vlk
Director, Educator Engagement
Bill of Rights Institute

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