{"product_id":"lessons-from-freedom-summer-ordinary-people-building-extraordinary-movements-paperback","title":"Lessons from Freedom Summer: Ordinary People Building Extraordinary Movements - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathy Emery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLinda Reid Gold\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSylvia Braselmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Can we bring teachers and students together, not through the artificial sieve of certification and examination, but on the basis of their common commitment to an exciting social goal? Can we solve the old educational problem of how to teach children crucial values, while avoiding a blanket imposition of the teacher's ideas? \u003ci\u003ePeople Make Movements\u003c\/i\u003e asks the questions that get at the heart of what education should be about.\"--Howard Zinn, from the introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Part history text, part curriculum, part invitation to activism, when our students consider who 'we' are, \u003ci\u003ePeople Make Movements\u003c\/i\u003e will provide important insights. Every social studies or language arts teacher can benefit from this new resource.\"--Bill Bigelow, editor of \u003ci\u003eRethinking Schools\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Line Between Us: Teaching About the Border and Mexican Immigration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"By looking at past achievements, all the human connections made in the struggle against racism, and the possibilities ahead, the message comes across: You Are History.\"--Elizabeth Mart nez, editor of \u003ci\u003eLetters from Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeople Make Movements\u003c\/i\u003e provides the historical context to the Freedom Schools of Mississippi in 1964. It tells the story of how the four major civil rights organizations ended up joining together in Mississippi to break the back of segregation in the South. It is a case study illustrating important elements that are crucial to the success of a social movement. It behooves social justice advocates today to know these lessons if we are to contribute to the creation of the next social movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathy Emery has taught high school history for 16 years. She has a PhD in Educational policy from UC Davis. Kathy wrote the teaching materials for the teaching edition of Howard Zinn's People's history of the United States (New Press) and is co-author with Susan Ohanian of Why is Corporate America Bashing our public schools? Linda Reid Gold: has taught high school English for thirty years. She has published a wide variety of articles and conducted workshops dealing with the pedagogy and content of feminist, interdisciplinary and multi-cultural literacy. Her roots are in Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia. Sylvia Braselmann is a senior scientist at a small San Francisco bio-tech company. She has studied for a masters in history at SF State University and is co-founder of the San Francisco Freedom School. She is the editor of the 1964 Freedom School Curriculum on the web at www.educationanddemocracy.org Howard Zinn is the author of A People's History of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771481194784,"sku":"9781567513882","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a3df571e9aaadccd3db81ca76edede0c.webp?v=1780387315","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lessons-from-freedom-summer-ordinary-people-building-extraordinary-movements-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}