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Book Launch Edda Fields-Black: Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, January 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Book Launch Edda Fields-Black: Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War

Classrooms Without Borders partners with Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures to present COMBEE: Harriet Tubman’s Combahee River Raid. Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black, professor of history at Carnegie Mellon University, unveils Tubman’s role […]

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“Local educators return from Austria, grapple with teaching its lessons of history”

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, July 28, 2023 / Comments Off on “Local educators return from Austria, grapple with teaching its lessons of history”

Read about how local educators are grappling with the profound history of Austria and its implications for their teaching methods

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2024 Marching Down “Freedom’s Road”: Civil Rights to the Black Freedom Movement

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 27, 2023 / Comments Off on 2024 Marching Down “Freedom’s Road”: Civil Rights to the Black Freedom Movement
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“Local educators return from Austria, grapple with teaching its lessons of history”

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 27, 2023 / Comments Off on “Local educators return from Austria, grapple with teaching its lessons of history”

Read about how local educators are grappling with the profound history of Austria and its implications for their teaching methods.

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Remembrance & Beyond By Laura Schwartzwald

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Remembrance & Beyond By Laura Schwartzwald

Thursday, July 20th- Remembrance & Beyond Today we toured the Memorial and Museum at the former concentration Camp Sachsenhausen. Going into the day I felt uneasy, and unsure of what […]

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“Teachers visit Southern landmarks to better understand the Civil Rights Movement”

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 19, 2023 / Comments Off on “Teachers visit Southern landmarks to better understand the Civil Rights Movement”

Explore how educators are gaining new insights into the Civil Rights Movement through visits to historic landmarks in the South.

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“‘So beautiful it was horrifying’: Local teachers travel South to learn about Civil Rights Movement”

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, June 27, 2023 / Comments Off on “‘So beautiful it was horrifying’: Local teachers travel South to learn about Civil Rights Movement”

Discover the emotional journey of local teachers as they explore the South to deepen their understanding of the Civil Rights Movement.

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My Lyrical Reflection: To learn deeply and forever by Daniela Buccilli

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, June 16, 2023 / Comments Off on My Lyrical Reflection: To learn deeply and forever by Daniela Buccilli

The Legacy Museum begins in the seasick-all of nowhere land, the Atlantic Ocean. Atlas (the World Carrier). It begins with a seemingly endless place without land — water, a symbol […]

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Birmingham: The winners make the memorials by Owen Dwyer

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, June 15, 2023 / Comments Off on Birmingham: The winners make the memorials by Owen Dwyer

Day Five of our tour and we visited  Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama. The park occupies a central location in the city’s civil rights history. It sits across the […]

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We are here! By Christy Shaughnessy

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, June 15, 2023 / Comments Off on We are here! By Christy Shaughnessy

Truth Telling & America’s History of Racial Injustices Day five of our journey began with an emotional tour of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, where […]

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