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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.
Judge Orders Immediate Desegregation of Boston Schools
A summary of federal judge Garrityās order to desegregate Bostonās school system.
Judge Orders Immediate Desegregation of Boston Schools (en espaƱol)
A summary of federal judge Garrityās order to desegregate Bostonās school system. This resource is in Spanish.
Latinx Parents Demand to Be Recognized by the Court
A summary of how Bostonās Latinx parents organized and demanded to be recognized by the court.
Latinx Parents Demand to Be Recognized by the Court (en espaƱol)
A summary of how Bostonās Latinx parents organized and demanded to be recognized by the court. This resource is in Spanish.
White Opposition to the Desegregation Order
This reading gives an overview of the opposition to Judge Garrityās desegregation order from Bostonās poor and working-class white neighborhoods.
White Opposition to the Desegregation Order (en espaƱol)
This reading gives an overview of the opposition to Judge Garrityās desegregation order from Bostonās poor and working-class white neighborhoods. This resource is in Spanish.
Articles and Discussion Questions | Boston Educational Justice Gallery Walk
A collection of articles that provides snapshots of what the pursuit of educational justice in Boston looks like today.
Articles and Discussion Questions | Boston Educational Justice Gallery Walk (en espaƱol)
A collection of articles that provides snapshots of what the pursuit of educational justice in Boston looks like today. This resource is in Spanish.
Year-by-Year Titles | Boston Educational Justice Timeline
In preparation for the human timeline activity, teachers should print this handout and hang the years (1961 to 1974) in chronological order around the classroom.
Overcoming Fears and Spurring Action
Read Ambassador Samantha Power's 2016 speech on the global refugee crisis, and her examples of the "small steps" communities are taking to aid refugees.
Peril and Promise (1980-2000)
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Part six of Latino Americans covers the years since 1980, when a second wave of Cubans arrived in Miami and hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans, Nicaraguans, and Guatemalans fleeing civil wars, death squads, and unrest migrated to the US.