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4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians

Studies Weekly

He encouraged Black Americans to work as communities to create their own system of producers and consumers to fight against economic discrimination. The National Women’s History Museum documents how Truth advocated for voting rights for all and argued that gender or race should not restrict any human rights.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

Zinn Education Project

It could be identified by a historic marker, statue, archive, burial ground, or museum. The power of selecting a historic site is that it becomes the focus of your media interviews, providing a concrete example of the history young people have a right to learn. For Facebook, check out this example from D.C.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2025

Zinn Education Project

Host an information table at a public site (like a library, bookstore, museum, festival, or farmers market) or organize a gathering at a historic site. It could be identified by a historic marker, statue, archive, burial ground, or museum. The group can be any size. Every voice and action counts! Select your activity.

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A professor’s proposed Black History Month course for one student: President Donald Trump

The Hechinger Report

Session 1: Field Trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture with U.S. John Lewis (D), Georgia, is actually one of the greatest civil rights leaders of our time. John Lewis (D), Georgia, is actually one of the greatest civil rights leaders of our time. Representative John Lewis (D), Georgia .

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