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What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of ...

LEARNING TOGETHER: The Story of America In 1852, Frederick Douglass spoke in Rochester, New York. Below are several portions of that now famous speech. “What, to the American slave, is...

233 Years in the Making - Supreme Court Justice...

LEARNING TOGETHER: The Story of America                “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”                                                                                Shirley Chisholm On June 30, 2022, Ketanji...

Desegregation with a Wink - Brown v. The Board ...

LEARNING TOGETHER: The Story of America In a landmark 9-0 decision, legalized segregation in American public schools came to an abrupt end. Black kids were welcome with open arms to...

Desegregation with a Wink - Brown v. The Board ...

LEARNING TOGETHER: The Story of America Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) which legalized separate but equal...

America Says No to Slavery…For Now - The 13th A...

LEARNING TOGETHER: The Story of America Around the time of the Civil War, more than 4 million people were enslaved (most were of African descent) and most were held in...

How to Train a Reluctant Slave - Slave Breakers

LEARNING TOGETHER: The Story of America Despite what pro-slavery folks believed, Africans/African Americans were not born to be slaves. They fought their enslavement from the moment they were captured until...