Resources About People of Color
Author Websites:
Jacqueline Woodson
Mildred D. Taylor
Rita Williams-Garcia
Harper Lee
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Jacqueline Woodson
Mildred D. Taylor
Rita Williams-Garcia
Harper Lee
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Professional Journal Articles:
Ferguson, U.S.A. - Teaching Tolerance PDF file on Ferguson, USA.
Safe Discussions Rather Than First Hand Encounters: Adolescents Examine Racism Through One Historical Fiction Text -- Case study using Mildred Taylor's book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Interesting Links
Welcome to Shelbyville -- A look at how one town changed through the years.
Kevin Costner -- Movie interview from the movie Black or White
Little Things You Can Do To Combat Racism -- Don't be afraid to start a dialogue.
What It's Like To Be Ambiguously Ethnic - You Tube Video
Ted Talk Clint Smith: How to Raise A Black Son In America
THE REAL 9th WARD
Kevin Costner -- Movie interview from the movie Black or White
Little Things You Can Do To Combat Racism -- Don't be afraid to start a dialogue.
What It's Like To Be Ambiguously Ethnic - You Tube Video
Ted Talk Clint Smith: How to Raise A Black Son In America
THE REAL 9th WARD
Lesson Plans
The Freedom Riders -- The lesson will explore segregation in the South and the tenets of nonviolent protest.
Before Rosa Parks: Frances Watkins Harper -- Frances Watkins Harper challenged power structures in the South, talking to free former slaves about voting, land ownership and education.
Teaching Tolerance -- A collection of lesson plans provided by the Southern Poverty Law Center
Educators Guide for the Ninth Ward
Before Rosa Parks: Frances Watkins Harper -- Frances Watkins Harper challenged power structures in the South, talking to free former slaves about voting, land ownership and education.
Teaching Tolerance -- A collection of lesson plans provided by the Southern Poverty Law Center
Educators Guide for the Ninth Ward