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.
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Isabel Wilkerson: The Warmth of Other Suns, and America's Great Migration
Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns, speaks at a Community Conversation.
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The Story Behind Bilingual Education in Boston
This clip from "Dos Idiomas, Una Comunidad: The Story Behind Bilingual Education" provides insight into the experience of Latinx parents organizing around bilingual education in Boston.
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The Experience of a Bus Monitor in South Boston
In this clip from the documentary “Busing: A Rough Ride in Southie”, a Black mother describes her experience as a bus monitor in South Boston.
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Day of Protests, Night of Frenzy
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch article summarizes events after day two in Ferguson.
![Peaceful demonstrators gather in Ferguson, Missouri, in the aftermath of Michael Brown’s death.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/2016_PeacefulProtestinFerguson_FH224149.jpg?h=c4842d71&itok=6lE2ICT0)
Different Trajectories and Inequity in Boston Schools
In this video from the "Boston Globe", reporter Deanna Pan breaks down the disparities in Boston Public Schools.
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Hands Up, Don't Shoot! Built on a Lie
Washington Post journalist Jonathan Capehart documents how difficult it is, for journalists and consumers of news, to face a narrative that contradicts what we believe.
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Letter From Birmingham Jail
Read Martin Luther King, Jr.'s response to suggestions that his nonviolent demonstrations were unwise and untimely in these excerpts from his Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
![Dr. Martin Luther King leads thousands of civil rights demonstrators out on the last leg of their Selma to Montgomery 50-mile hike.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/1965_SelmaMontgomeryMarchLeadersandCrowd_FH227.jpg?h=b82ee7a4&itok=0U1Hgtmh)
Impact de l’autorité et moments essentiels - John Amaechi
L’ancien joueur de basket et psychologue John Amaechi parle de l’impact que les enseignants ont sur les élèves, de la nécessité pour eux de prendre conscience du pouvoir qu’ils exercent sur les jeunes et sur le milieu scolaire en général.
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What Is Islamophobia?
Use this explainer to help students understand Islamophobia and how it manifests in contemporary society through various tropes.
![The words Go Home spray painted in green on a brick wall at the Islamic Center of America](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-04/GettyImages-73082928.jpg?h=36d6ba9e&itok=xrTJVIGJ)
Journalists and Social Media
Journalists discuss how social media was used in the aftermath of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri.
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