Echoes of Brown: Youth Documenting and Performing the Legacy of Brown V. Board of Education with DVD (Teaching for Social Justice Series)

Engage your students in participatory action research! Whether you‚€re studying the history of Brown or discussing issues of diversity and racial equality, this multi-media resource is an invaluable teaching tool. The full-color book features selected excerpts from Echoes, a spoken word and dance performance by a diverse ensemble of youth from suburban and urban schools, as well as highlights and startling statistics from Documenting the History of Brown, a youth research project about racial and class (in)justice in U.S. schools. Along with the accompanying DVD, Echoes of Brown creates a series of unforgettable echoes on America‚€s long history of yearning, betrayal, victory, and relentless desire among young and old for educational justice.

Accompanying DVD includes:

‚€ The complete 55-minute video of Echoes in which youth speak back to the victories and continuing struggle for justice and democracy in public schools.

‚€ Rich video interviews with "elders" who lived through the Brown decision, including Arthur Kinoy (1921‚€“2003,) Sonia Sanchez, Judge Jack Weinstein, Roscoe Brown, Esther Lee, Thea and Bailey Jackson, and Adam Green.

‚€ Documenting the History of Brown which is a detailed presentation of the results of over 9,000 surveys with youth about racial and class (in)justice in U.S. schools.

‚€ Participatory Action Research with Youth with commentary and guidance by researchers and educators.

‚€ And much more!