#tdih 1870, 15th Amendment ratified. However, promise of 3rd Reconstruction amendment was blocked for almost a century through use of poll taxes, violence, & more — and recently by voter ID laws, felon disenfranchisement, & other voter suppression tactics. zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/15th…
In collaboration with @ColorOfChange, we have launched campaign to #TeachVotingRights on this 150th anniv. of 15th Amendment, also an election year -- a crucial time to teach about long history of fight for voting rights and contemporary voter suppression. zinnedproject.org/news/campaign-…
Find new unit with 3 lessons, "Who Gets to Vote? Teaching About the Struggle for Voting Rights" by @LadyOfSardines (Includes mixer on long history of voter suppression & fight for voting rights, & close reading of interview with Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer.) zinnedproject.org/materials/teac…
Find "Toolkit for Voting Rights Activists" by @ColorOfChange, designed to help students learn about current state of voting rights and to take action. Includes link for free 38-min film from @bravenewfilms & resources from @propublica, @TurboVote, & more. zinnedproject.org/materials/voti…
Find resources on the 15th Amendment for the classroom on link below from @ASHP_HERB, @facinghistory, @NatlParkService, @ACLU, @YohuruWilliams, @USNatArchives, @sojustbooks, @RethinkSchools, @Tolerance_org, @Stephen_A_West, @DrTMP, and more. zinnedproject.org/materials/teac…
Follow Zinn Ed Project #TeachReconstruction campaign advisor @Stephen_A_West for a detailed thread on daily history of #15thAmendment. #TeachVotingRights
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