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Krutka, Daniel G.; Heath, Marie K. – Social Education, 2019
When John Lewis sought to change segregation laws in 1960 Nashville, Tennessee, he did so through nonviolent sit-ins. Throughout U.S. history, activists like John Lewis have turned to social change tactics outside of the institutions of democracy from which they have been largely excluded. However, social studies curricula rarely frame these…
Descriptors: Social Media, Social Change, Social Justice, Activism
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Brown, Barbara B.; Metzler, John; Root, Christine – Social Education, 2012
"Kony 2012," the video by Invisible Children that went viral in March, offers an extraordinary teaching moment, as millions of teens across the country now know and care about a Ugandan warlord named Joseph Kony and the abducted children forced to serve in his militia. Many of these American young people hope to play a role in bringing…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Media Literacy, Social Studies, Teaching Guides