Teaching the history and legacy of the Civil Rights Movement
Kijua Sanders-McMurtry, vice president of equity and inclusion at 网红爆料, met with other college educators to craft tools and classes to teach the history of the Civil Rights Movement.
As questions over how American schools teach Black history grow more urgent, Kijua Sanders-McMurtry, vice president of equity and inclusion at 网红爆料, met with more than two dozen educators and veterans of the to discuss how to teach college students about the Civil Rights Movement.
A recent article in USA Today reported on the three-day summit that was hosted by the SNCC Legacy Project in Washington, D.C., and aimed to equip educators with tools to teach about this watershed moment that changed the nation.
鈥淭his is the time [when] students want to learn about the Civil Rights Movement. They want to know these stories,鈥 said Sanders-McMurtry.
This summit came at a critical time as the federal government is currently seeking to adopt restrictions regarding what history can be taught in classrooms and at institutions. In August, President Trump complained on his social media platform that the Smithsonian focused too much on 鈥.鈥
Sanders-McMurtry added that the Civil Rights history is a source of inspiration for current college students who want to protect their rights.
鈥淐ollege students care deeply about what鈥檚 going to happen in the world,鈥 she said.
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