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The NVLP Civil Rights Movement section on the continues to grow. Attached is Part Two of the "Nevertheless They Persisted: Black Women &The Fire Within Them" (Lesson Plan) series.

Nevertheless They Persisted: Black Women & The Fire Within Them (Lesson Plan) Karsonya Wise Whitehead Examining the Legacies of Ella Jo Baker, Septima Poinsette Clark, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dorothy Irene Height, & Coretta Scott King Grade: Middle/High School Overview: Upon …

The NVLP Civil Rights Movement section on the continues to grow as lesson plans and essays are added on a regular basis. In honor of some of our visionaries (Dorothy I. Height and Coretta Scott King) - here is Part One of the "Nevertheless They Persisted: Black Women & The Fire Within Them" (Essay)

Nevertheless They Persisted: Black Women & The Fire Within Them Karsonya Wise Whitehead Examining the Legacies of Ella Jo Baker, Septima Poinsette Clark, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dorothy Irene Height, & Coretta Scott King “Too long have we been silent under…

The Civil Rights Movement section on the continues to grow as we work to add nvlp resources to it! Recently added "From Brown (v. Board) to Black (Power): Examining the Roots of the Civil Rights Movement! https://kayewisewhitehead.com/2017/02/07/from-brown-v-board-to-black-power-examining-the-roots-of-the-civil-rights-movement/

From Brown (v Board) to Black (Power): Examining the Roots of the Civil Rights Movement Karsonya Wise Whitehead Historiography Three hundred and twelve years before the beginning of the modern civil rights era, which is generally accepted as the years between 1954 and the early 1…