by Max Sterling | Sep 10, 2017 | Articles
An interactive app preserves the Little Rock Nine’s experience from 60 years ago when they attempted to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School. The Little Rock Central High School Memory Project is an oral history program run by students, teachers and... by Max Sterling | Jul 29, 2017 | Articles
Civil rights history was explored by traveling students in Meridian, Mississippi. At the Dentzel Carousel, students from the organization Operation Understanding DC heard speakers from Meridian tell of the history of civil rights locally. Timothy Burless, a high... by Luke Hammill | Jul 9, 2017 | Articles
A new program in Dallas schools is empowering children with literacy, changing lives much as civil rights efforts once did. “I’ve developed a passion for these kids that I’ve never had before,” said 18 year old Jabari Ford, an SMU sophomore who... by Patrick Tegge | Mar 21, 2016 | Articles
Some eighth graders had an opportunity for connecting with history through Skype when they spoke with a minister who survived a violent attack during the civil rights demonstrations of the 1960s. Students at Nock Middle School spoke with the Reverend Clark Olsen, a... by Bruce Alpert | Mar 27, 2014 | Articles
Black students are more likely to be suspended even in preschool, according to a new Department of Education report which details racial disparities that still exist in public schools The report, issued Friday said black students represent 18 percent of... 
