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Students will explore resources about the wealth theft from Black Americans that has repeatedly occurred from 1619 to the present in order to research and propose a comprehensive solution.
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American Institutions
Students will analyze how the American Revolution, Civil War, and Reconstruction periods re-centered debates about American democracy by analyzing the perspectives of marginalized communities and the...
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Students analyze the rhetorical nature of how historical events are presented through analysis and discussion of works in The 1619 Project.
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1619 Foundational Inquiry
An extended engagement activity to guide students through close reading and analysis of select essays from The 1619 Project.
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The African and African American Experience of Slavery from Pre-Colonial Africa to the New Republic
Students investigate slavery and resistance to enslavement in West African societies, then compare the characteristics of slavery and indentured servitude in the colonies through writing and art.
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How Language Becomes Law
Students use rhetorical analysis skills to reflect on the media backlash to The 1619 Project and connect political media rhetoric to current anti-critical race theory (CRT) legislation.
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Students examine the historical practices and legal policies that helped establish the current economic inequities among racial and ethnic minorities in their local communities and throughout the US.
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Cost of Inequality
Students examine the history of economic policies driven by racism that continue to promote inequality in contemporary America through a range of media, analytical writing, and civil discourse.
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Querencia & Belonging
Students use The 1619 Project and other resources to develop a sense of self and awareness of their querencias (places of belonging) while also learning about how folks have historically been othered.
