Murder Mystery: Shining a Light on the Story That the Newspapers Left Out
Voting Rights Josh Davidson Voting Rights Josh Davidson

Murder Mystery: Shining a Light on the Story That the Newspapers Left Out

Lesson by Allyson Criner Brown, Deborah Menkart, and Jenice L. View
The murder of Mississippi voting rights activist Herbert Lee, and subsequent murder of witness Louis Allen, were key events in the history of the modern Civil Rights Movement. However, they were barely mentioned in the local press at the time and the story is missing from textbooks and public memory today.

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Voting Rights Act: Beyond the Headlines
Voting Rights Josh Davidson Voting Rights Josh Davidson

Voting Rights Act: Beyond the Headlines

Reading by Emilye Crosby and Judy Richardson
Key points missing from most textbooks about the Voting Rights Act. Many textbooks approach the history of this important legislation through a top-down lens that gives most of the credit to President Lyndon Johnson, along with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but the VRA came into being through intensive organizing and activism spearheaded by the Black community.

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Freedom Fighter: The Life and Legacy of Ms. Dorie Ladner
Voting Rights Allison Acosta Voting Rights Allison Acosta

Freedom Fighter: The Life and Legacy of Ms. Dorie Ladner

Interview by Maestra Productions
Dorie Ladner was a passionate civil rights activist and leader in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. This interview about her life was conducted in 2017 by Maestra Productions in collaboration with Bowie State University Department of Fine and Performing Arts and Teaching for Change.

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