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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Latinx Parents Demand to Be Recognized by the Court (en español)
A summary of how Boston’s Latinx parents organized and demanded to be recognized by the court. This resource is in Spanish.
White Opposition to the Desegregation Order (en español)
This reading gives an overview of the opposition to Judge Garrity’s desegregation order from Boston’s poor and working-class white neighborhoods. This resource is in Spanish.
Articles and Discussion Questions | Boston Educational Justice Gallery Walk (en español)
A collection of articles that provides snapshots of what the pursuit of educational justice in Boston looks like today. This resource is in Spanish.
Quotations | Boston Educational Justice Gallery Walk (en español)
This selection of quotations about educational justice in Boston is intended to be used in a Gallery Walk activity. This resource is in Spanish.
Educational Justice Today Graphic Organizer (en español)
Students use this handout to reflect on the connections between past and present educational justice issues in Boston. This resource is in Spanish.
Changing Demographics in Boston and Its Schools (en español)
An overview of the changing demographics in Boston and its schools. This resource is in Spanish.
The Wooden Shoes (en español)
In Spanish, a high school student tells the story behind a pair of wooden shoes and their connection to her family's history in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
The First South Carolina Legislature (en español)
This image, captioned in Spanish, shows 63 members of South Carolina’s 1968 state legislature, the first state legislature with a Black majority.
Two Names, Two Worlds (en español)
In Spanish, Jonathan Rodríguez reflects on his name through poetry. How does his name “place him in the world”?
Immigrants: First Generation
Read in Spanish as Nigerian-born poet Ijeoma Umebinyuo pays tribute to the stories of immigrants and the lives they lead in the United States in this "prose poem."
Blackbelt (en español)
In Spanish, a high school student reflects on being raised by his older brother and the legacy of the karate blackbelt his brother gave to him.