Civil Rights Movement

As one of the most commonly taught stories of people’s struggles for social justice, the Civil Rights Movement has the capacity to help students develop a critical analysis of United States history and strategies for change. However, the empowering potential is often lost in a trivial pursuit of names and dates. Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching, published by Teaching for Change and PRRAC, provides lessons and articles for pre-K-12 educators on how to go beyond a heroes approach to the Civil Rights Movement.

Teaching for Change has offered workshops, courses, and institutes on the award-winning publication, Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching for the National Education Association, PBS on the re-release of Eyes on the Prize, the New England Association of Multicultural Education (NAME), Teachers for Social Justice, DC Public Schools, and many more organizations.

Teaching for Change is working with the the McComb School District and the Mississippi Department of Education to incorporate lessons on the Civil Rights Movement and labor history in the curriculum. This effort is supported by Teaching Tolerance and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. More info.

To find out more about Civil Rights teaching, visit www.civilrightsteaching.org.