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.

At the book launch, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and Dr. Dorothy Height spoke of the critical need for this book and the momentum continues to grow. Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching is being taught in school districts in 44 states and has been featured in the Washington Post, Washington Times, NEA Today, Education Week, Commercial Appeal, Lousiville Courier-Journal, CBS, News Channel 8, Worlds Apart TV, Evening Exchange, WPFW (Pacifica), WAMU (NPR), and has been reviewed by Equity & Excellence in Education, the Multicultural Myers Book Review, Skipping Stones and will be reviewed in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Negro Education and AOL's Black Voices. This resource was named 2004 Book of the Year by the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) and received an honorable mention from the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Awards.

The groundbreaking online education project, the Civil Rights Teaching Global Learning Project, resource guide and links classrooms across the country who are using Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching. Students share what they are learning about history and contemporary issues in their respective communities.

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