By Carole Boston Weatherford
Ages:8-12
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WHEREAS, the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, holding approximately 2.3 million people in prisons and jails on any given day; and
WHEREAS, the number of people incarcerated has increased almost eight times since 1980, largely as a result of the “War on Drugs” and “tough on crime” policies created in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s; and
WHEREAS, even after release from prison, collateral consequences make it extremely difficult for…
By Susan Hood
Ages:4-8
Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Carlotta Walls, Mayor Wagner, Thelma Mothershed, Gloria Ray, Terrance Roberts, Ernest Green, Melba Pattilo, Jefferson Thomas.
On September 23, 1957 in Little Rock, Arkansas, these nine African-American students quietly slipped into Central High School through the side door with the assistance of the city’s police, while an angry white mob numbering 1,000 swarmed the front of the school to await their arrival. Upon learning of their entry, the…
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964. The Act prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities and made employment discrimination illegal based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The document was the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.
As we commemorate the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, we have an opportunity to teach and…
By Rosa Parks
Ages:6-10
By Nikki Grimes
Ages:5-10
By Deborah Diesen
Ages:5-9
By Wade Hudson
Ages:10 and up
By Debbie Levy
Ages:6-10
By Kelly Starling Lyons
Ages:5-8
By Kwame Alexander
Ages:6-9
By Peter H. Reynolds
Ages:4-8
By Emily Easton
Ages:5-8
By Sarah Warren
Ages:6-10
By Dave Eggers
Ages:4-8
By John Lewis
Ages:13 and up
By Michelle Markel
Ages:4-8
By Carole Boston Weatherford
Ages:9-12
By Jonah Winter
Ages:5-9