U.S. History
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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As we are coming to the end of our journey, I have been reflecting on the title for this seminar: Marching Down Freedom’s Road. It is now up to us […]
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Fun fact: I have never written a blog before! Well, I wrote one the other night, so a more truthful statement would be: I had not written a blog until participating […]
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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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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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The Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s in the United States was a time of intense activism, bravery, and a collective fight for justice and equality. Among the […]
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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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