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Introducing Freedom Dreams: Culminating Lesson
Duration
Two 50-min class periodsSubject
- History
- Social Studies
Grade
9–12Language
English — USPublished
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In this lesson, students explore the concept of a “freedom dream,” coined by historian Robin D. G. Kelley to describe the power of imagination as a tool for individual and collective liberation. Students will create their own working definition of “freedom dreaming,” dissect the prompt for the final project, and journal initial ideas.
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