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Young, Gifted and Black: Teaching Freedom Summer to K-5 Students – w/ Nicole Burrowes. La Tasha Levy and Liz Kleinrock
Young, Gifted and Black: Teaching Freedom Summer to K-5 Students – w/ Nicole Burrowes. La Tasha Levy and Liz Kleinrock
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Length:
77 minutes
Released:
Jan 26, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Teaching civil rights history to young learners creates both opportunities and challenges. The 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project and the subsequent Freedom Schools offer important lessons for helping elementary students to understand the civil rights movement. In this episode, we explore community-based strategies and activities for bringing the black freedom struggle into your classroom. Our latest Spotify playlist has even more Movement Music inspired by this episode. And visit the enhanced episode transcript for additional classroom resources about Civil Rights Literature and Films. **New For Educators** Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Teaching Tolerance. Listen for the special code word, then visit tolerance.org/podcastpd.
Released:
Jan 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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