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Juneteenth: Teaching Outside the Textbook

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African American History Monument by Ed Dwight, State Capitol Grounds, Columbia, South Carolina. This drive and requirement for self-emancipation has been consistent through the story of Black American history. Source: Alamy.In The Brown v.

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Carrying on ASHP’s Legacy

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In 1977, historians Herb Guttman and Steve Brier organized a series of seminars about “Working Men and Women in American History” for labor leaders and trade unionists. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, who joined the 1969 uprising and helped to lead the movement for LGBTQ+ rights.