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Contextualizing Emmett Till’s Murder
Students explore the importance of context and learn about Emmett Till’s murder in Jim Crow-era Mississippi.
Supporting Question 1: Defining Educational Justice
Students explore the supporting question, “How did African American, Latinx, and Chinese American Bostonians envision educational justice for their children in the 1960s and 1970s?”
Supporting Question 2: The Pursuit of Educational Justice in the 1960s and 1970s
Students explore the supporting question, “How did African American, Latinx, and Chinese American Bostonians envision educational justice for their children in the 1960s and 1970s?”
Supporting Question 3: Responding to Morgan v. Hennigan
Students explore the supporting question, “What impact did the 1974 decision in Morgan v. Hennigan have on Boston’s children and parents, and how did they respond?”
Supporting Question 4: Pursuing Educational Justice Today
Students explore the supporting question, “What does the pursuit of educational justice in Boston look like today?”
Summative Assessment & Taking Informed Action
Students culminate their arc of inquiry into educational justice in Boston by completing a C3-aligned Summative Performance Task and Taking Informed Action.
Stranger at the Gate Viewing Guide
Bring the short documentary film Stranger at the Gate into your classroom with the streaming video and companion guide of discussion questions and activities.
Staging the Compelling Question
Students are introduced to the compelling question by annotating the question and completing an anticipation guide about educational justice.
Samuel Bak’s Illuminations Audio Tour
This audio tour features commentary by Holocaust scholar Lawrence Langer on the 28 paintings in Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak’s Illuminations collection.
The Refugee Crisis and 1930s America
Students are introduced to the many factors that influenced Americans’ will and ability to respond to the Jewish refugee crisis, including isolationism, racism, xenophobia, and antisemitism.
Refugees and Rescuers: The Courage to Act
Students explore the intertwined personal stories of Jewish refugees who attempted to flee to the United States and the American rescuers who intervened on their behalf.