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BROWSE RESOURCES
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Students gain social and historical context for affirmative action and analyze colorblind vs. race conscious approaches to policy through persuasive writing.
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HBCUs Matter (D.C.)
Graduate students analyze essays from The 1619 Project, as well as case studies from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) started by and led by formerly enslaved Black Americans.
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Students explore what defines being American through analysis of 1619 texts about identity, wealth, civil rights and infrastructure, ultimately sharing their own stories about heritage and identity.
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Exploring Common Roots
Early childhood educators explore the concept of belonging in their classrooms through analysis of research articles, children’s literature, texts from The 1619 Project, and personal reflections.
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Creating Communities
Students discover how the experience of enslavement informed culture and community for Black Americans, inspiring a legacy of resistance and responsibility today.
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Students explore how they can use their voices to address ways in which people are marginalized through silence, and develop a deep understanding of where genius has been found in history.
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Students apply literacy and writing skills to investigate the impact of the Columbian Exchange, colonization, and Transatlantic slave trade on the world’s economy and culture.
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Kindergarten and first grade students explore concepts of enslavement, resistance, and racial justice through an analysis of primary source documents reflecting resistance to slavery in Lowell, MA.
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Students learn and write about Black history and culture through the lens of Afrofuturism, which creatively illuminates past and present realities, and imagines liberated Black futures.
