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Lesson Plans
Law and Politics
Explore essays from The 1619 Project that challenge readers to think about how the history of slavery has been taught—and how contemporary legal discussions are linked to slavery.
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Lesson Plans
Arts and Culture
What do American art and music say about our society and the law? What do they say about what this country has become? Explore an article, photo essay, and poem to discuss the ways the institution of...
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Lesson Plans
Public Health
How is America’s health care system linked to the institution of slavery? Use this resource to discuss terms like “medical apartheid” and analyze the impact socialized health care systems might have...
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Resource Collection
The 1619 Project Law School Initiative
This initiative focuses on curricular resources crafted by law school students and their professors to introduce The 1619 Project and spark frank conversations about the legacy of slavery in legal...
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Lesson Plans
Mass Incarceration
Use this resource to explore the work of Bryan Stevenson, Michelle Alexander, and Dorothy Roberts on the subject of mass incarceration, and examine connections between slavery, Jim Crow, and mass...
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This resource includes quotes, key terms/names/historical events, and guiding questions for many of the 30+ essays and creative works that compose "The 1857 Project."
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Resource Collection
'The 1857 Project' Curricular Resources
The following reading guides, lesson plan, and extension activities were developed to support students' engagement with "The 1857 Project." Inspired by "The 1619 Project" from The New York Times...
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Lesson Plans
Exploring 'The 1857 Project: Extracting the Poison of Racism from America’s Soul' by William H. Freivogel
This lesson plan is designed to introduce William Freivogel’s essay, and The 1857 Project as a whole, through discussion questions and guided reading.
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These activities model ways that students can apply writing, research, discussion, and visual arts skills to explorations of essays written by students for The 1857 Project.
