NYC parent organizers did *NOT* send Superintendent William Jansen a Valentine... Document-of-the-day for #BlackHistoryMonth2024 day 14 from #nyccivilrightshistory nyccivilrightshistory.org/gallery/jansen… #nyc #histed

Document-of-the-day from #nyccivilrightshistory for Black History Month Day 15 Harlem's chapter of the Congress on Racial Equality proposed an "Independent Board of Education" for Harlem schools - after decades of neglect of Black students by NYC. nyccivilrightshistory.org/topics/who-gov…

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Good morning! Here's an energetic and joyful document-of-the-day for #BlackHistoryMonth Day 16 Black girls jump Double Dutch in 1980s New York City, part of #NYCCivilRightsHistory collection on "Joyful Struggle." nyccivilrightshistory.org/topics/joyful-…

Document-of-the-month for Day 17 of #BlackHistoryMonth via #NYCCivilRightsHistory project. Wilie Mae Goodman - who has been fighting for her daughter Marguerite her whole life - describes her activism for Disabled children at #Willowbrook and beyond. nyccivilrightshistory.org/topics/black-l…

As we get ready for the week ahead, here's a strong argument for why we need history and how it matters in the lives of young people. Nelly Luna reads CCNY student protesters' The Five Demands, our document-of-the-day for #BlackHistoryMonth day 18. nyccivilrightshistory.org/teaching-resou…

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Document-of-the-day for #BlackHistoryMonth day 19 1) Harlem had a Black Panther Party 2) Education was a major focus of their work. Read more via #nyccivilrighshistory nyccivilrightshistory.org/topics/boycott…

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60 years + a few weeks ago, nearly 1/2 a million NYC students boycotted to protest segregation and inequality in their schools. Here's a snippet of that day on film for our document-of-the-day for #BlackHistoryMonth Day 20. nyccivilrightshistory.org/topics/boycott…

Document-of-the-day for #BlackHistoryMonth day 21: Meet Willie Mae Goodman, a tireless advocate for her Disabled daughter and many other NYC children. nyccivilrightshistory.org/gallery/mom-wo… #nyc #disability

Denise Oliver was a leading member of the Young Lords Party, and her activism was informed by her experiences of racism in NYC schools. Document-of-the-day for #BlackHistoryMonth day 22 from #nyccivilrightshistory. nyccivilrightshistory.org/topics/black-l…

Back with another document-of-the-day from #nyccivilrightshistory for #BHM! Day 26 - Black & Puerto Rican New Yorkers organize a massive boycott against segregated schooling. Some white New Yorkers work in solidarity. Read why they boycotted here: nyccivilrightshistory.org/topics/boycott…

Audre Lorde at work, c. 1980, document-of-day for #BHM day 27! Lorde's life in words started when she learned to read in a Harlem library. She perceived that "Ability had nothing to do with expectation" in school as a person with a vision disability. nyccivilrightshistory.org/topics/black-l…

Not too late for our document-of-the-day for #BHM day 28! Read about how Mae Mallory and the "Harlem Nine" protested inequality in their children's schools. Risking jail time, they won legal recognition of segregation in NYC schools. nyccivilrightshistory.org/topics/black-l…

Our document-of-the-day for Day 29 of #BlackHistoryMonth at #nyccivilrightshistory: parent activist Kaliris Salas-Ramirez reflects on how Mae Mallory and the "Harlem Nine" of 1958 matter for *right now.* nyccivilrightshistory.org/teaching-resou…

NYC teachers, we're inviting YOU! Here's a free summer learning opportunity, led by me and a GREAT team of veteran educators. We'll explore histories of educational activism in NYC and connect them to current practice. Apply! tinyurl.com/TLEASummer24

Teachers everywhere! Join Brian Jones and Zinn Ed Project next Monday for a conversation about the civil rights movement in the North, featuring materials from #NYCCivilRightsHistory

Teachers everywhere! Join Brian Jones and @zinnedproject next Monday for a conversation about the civil rights movement in the US North, featuring resources from #nyccivilrightshistory. zinnedproject.org/news/racism-an…