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Pittsburghers gain insights on Civil Rights Movement during Deep South tour

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Pittsburghers gain insights on Civil Rights Movement during Deep South tour

Pittsburgh-area educators and students extended their classrooms by traveling 700 miles to explore the Civil Rights Movement in depth. From June 16-24, the learning cohort journeyed through Atlanta, Montgomery, Selma, […]

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June 20th by Meg Frank

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, June 21, 2024 / Comments Off on June 20th by Meg Frank

The Legacy Museum was so powerful, and the magnitude of the experience of Blacks throughout history left me stunned and overwhelmed. From the beginning video simulation of being on the […]

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Day 3- Montgomery to Selma by Tess Riesmeyer

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, June 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Day 3- Montgomery to Selma by Tess Riesmeyer

Day 3 was full of intellectual engagement, horror at the manner in which humans brutalize humans, love, and hope. Like many of my fellow travelers, I couldn’t help but think […]

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6/17/24 Day 2: Atlanta to Montgomery by Chet Henderson

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 / Comments Off on 6/17/24 Day 2: Atlanta to Montgomery by Chet Henderson

Day 2, what a day. We started our day heading to a crossroads to higher education for African Americans. Where Clark Atlanta, Spellman and Morehouse intersect, we discussed The Atlanta […]

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We Begin Our 2024 Marching Down Freedom’s Road: A Journey of Education and Empowerment

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, June 16, 2024 / Comments Off on We Begin Our 2024 Marching Down Freedom’s Road: A Journey of Education and Empowerment

As we stand on the precipice of another transformative journey, hearts brimming with hope and determination, we embark on a Civil Rights Study Seminar. “Marching Down Freedom’s Road” isn’t just […]

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Books Matter™ Children’s & Young Adult Literature

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, June 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Books Matter™ Children’s & Young Adult Literature

To add to your summer reading list: ADL’s online bibliography of recommended children’s and young adult books about bias, bullying, diversity and social justice.

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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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