Welcome to the monthly newsletter for Mississippi educators with stories and resources for teaching about the Civil Rights Movement and labor history.
Classroom Resources
One Person, One Vote:
The Legacy of SNCC and and the fight for voting rights
The One Person, One Vote Projectdocumentary website launched this month. It offers a well-organized and beautifully presented collection of profiles, stories, a timeline, map, and much more about the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
This is an invaluable classroom resource on the voting rights struggle and the overall fight for human rights and democracy in the U.S. The site is result of a collaboration between the SNCC Legacy Project and Duke University (Libraries and the Center for Documentary Studies).
Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders
One of the best films on the Civil Rights Movement, this award-winning documentary reveals the movement in Mississippi in the 1950s and 60s from the point of view of the courageous women who lived it and emerged as its grassroots leaders. Learn more.
National History Day in Mississippi
Don't miss the National History Day competition in Mississippion Saturday, March 21 at USM in Hattiesburg. It is a unique and powerful opportunity to engage your students in the study and sharing of local history. To see the competition in action, volunteer to judge the local history awards. Contact Julian Hipkins III for more info.
Mississippi middle and high public school teachers are invited to apply for the Mississippi teacher fellowship program with a focus on the Civil Rights Movement and labor history. Read more.
Fixing the Ballot: The Voting Rights Act at 50 and the Status of Democracy
The National Association for Ethnic Studies annual conference will be held from March 26-28 at Mississippi State University. The theme is "Fixing the Ballot: The Voting Rights Act at 50 and the Status of Democracy." Visit www.ethnicstudies.org.
Teaching Mississippi's Complex History
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) will host it's first week-long teacher workshop on teaching Mississippi history through primary source documents and artifacts from June 22-26. Participants will attend sessions and spend time in the state archives library researching and identifying primary source documents to be used in classroom lessons created by attendees. Deadline for applications April 15, 2015. For more information or to request an application packet contact MDAH education staff.