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March 7, 2023

Selma, Alabama: Honoring the Past and Fighting for the Future
Photograph of protesters in Selma, Alabama, in the 1960s

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Selma Online: Young People Impact the Vote

As we mark the 58th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery march, the connection between the not-so-distant past and the present is clear: Voting rights are under assault, especially for Black citizens. It is as vital as ever for students to think critically about disenfranchisement and voter suppression in our nation—and Selma Online, an interactive digital platform, is a great way to bring the struggle to life for students in grades 7-12.

Developed by Left Field Labs with the support of a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, Selma Online presents a visual history of the civil rights movement leading to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The decades-long fight for the right to vote takes on a new urgency as students get to immerse themselves in the personal stories of people from our nation’s past, including students from 1960s Selma. Learn more about Selma Online here.

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Celebrate Women’s History
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Insist on Persistent Women: Women’s History in the K-8 Classroom

March is Women’s History Month, a chance for each of us to recommit to teaching the stories of persistent women who have fought for gender equity. This article by feminist historian and social studies educator Susan Zeiger offers useful recommendations and resources for bringing gender studies to K-8 classrooms, this month and all year round.
Sharice Davids, Deb Haaland, Paulette Jordan, Peggy Flanagan and Tatewin Means

Teach About Native American Women Leaders, Past and Present

The country’s first two Native Congresswomen were elected in 2018, but the history of Native women in leadership roles goes back much further—a rich tradition that is often ignored by mainstream media narratives. Push back against these incomplete representations of Native identity by helping students contextualize media coverage as just one piece of a broader story.

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"You do not have to be me in order for us to fight alongside each other."
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