U.S. History
It is hard to put into words all that the past 9 days have meant to me, the people, the places, the kindness, the heartbreak, and all the in-between. I […]
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Our day began today with a lengthy drive from Birmingham to Memphis. Our days have been very full and it was a nice change of pace and enabled everyone to […]
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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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We’ve been talking a lot on our journey about the timeline for the civil rights movement and where it began. Did it begin with Plessy v Ferguson in the 1890s […]
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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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The First Juneteenth On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln emancipated enslaved Africans in America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas with news of freedom. […]
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So many things could have gone wrong with the invasion of Normandy, but D-Day (June 6, 1944) proved to be the beginning of the end of the war in Europe, […]
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In response to rising anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world, the Association of Jewish Libraries offers the Love Your Neighbor series of book lists, intended to provide […]
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Read about how local educators are grappling with the profound history of Austria and its implications for their teaching methods.
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“‘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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