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Series
Publisher
Southern Poverty Law Center
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Using historical footage and dramatic reenactments, this film focuses on one of the seminal events in the march for human rights -- the grape strike and boycott led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta in the 1960s. Thousands of people from across the nation joined in a struggle for justice for the some of the most exploited people in the United States.
Series
Publisher
Teaching Tolerance Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Contains interviews with some of the protesters. In May of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. asked black people of Birmingham, Alabama to go to jail in the cause of racial equality. The adults were afraid to go to jail and so the school children marched and over 5000 of them were arrested. This led to President Kennedy sponsoring the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the March on Washington. Portions of this film were reenacted using vintage cameras and film...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Tolerance
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
The story of a courageous group of Alabama students and teachers who, along with other activists, fought a nonviolent battle to win voting rights for African Americans in the South. Standing in their way: a century of Jim Crow, a resistant and segregationist state, and a federal government slow to fully embrace equality. By organizing and marching bravely in the face of intimidation, violence, arrest and even murder, these change-makers achieved...
Series
Publisher
Southern Poverty Law Center
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
This film tells the story of Jamie Nabozny, a gay student who endured relentless bullying in both middle and high school despite seeking help from school administrators. Jamie fought back, not with his fists but in a courtroom. His historic federal case established that gay and lesbian students have a constitutional right to be free from harassment and bullying. Why is a film on anti-gay bullying necessary? Lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT)...
Series
Publisher
Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Featuring classroom activities, teacher insights and commentary from noted childhood development specialists and Teacher's guide that includes classroom profiles, commentary, activities and resource guide.
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