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Civil Rights

Read more about the article Northern Civil Rights Tour

Northern Civil Rights Tour

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 8, 2022
  • Post category:Family/Privilege and Race
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Where would you go in the Northeast to learn the story of Black Americans? (Really and truly–I’m looking for advice here.)  This summer I’m planning to take our family on…

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Read more about the article Friday Favorites: The Best of Enemies

Friday Favorites: The Best of Enemies

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 29, 2021
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Healing
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If you like true stories that are also inspirational and suggest that love really can overcome hatred and fear, you have to watch The Best of Enemies. The Best of…

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Read more about the article A 3-Day Civil Rights Tour Itinerary for Families

A 3-Day Civil Rights Tour Itinerary for Families

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 13, 2021
  • Post category:Family/Parenting/Privilege and Race
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Send me the Civil Rights Tour Itinerary! Planning a family vacation? In 2019, our family embarked on a mini Civil Rights tour in Louisiana and Alabama. Our time changed the…

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Read more about the article Almost-Forgotten Women and Undoing Injustice

Almost-Forgotten Women and Undoing Injustice

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 9, 2020
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Privilege and Race
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Most Americans will never know their names, yet many women, through their actions, have contributed to the undoing of injustice. When we traveled to Montgomery, Alabama a few months ago,…

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Read more about the article Harriet: Hope in the Face of Oppression

Harriet: Hope in the Face of Oppression

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 27, 2020
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Privilege and Race
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Harriet's hope in the face of oppression and injustice—this true story of courage, faith, and hope is worth watching. I used to think that the reason we learned the stories…

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Read more about the article William’s Book Recommendations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

William’s Book Recommendations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 20, 2020
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Book recommendations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Here are some of William's book picks (plus a few bonus recommendations). One of the fun things about our Civil Rights tour…

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Read more about the article Civil Rights Tour Itinerary

Civil Rights Tour Itinerary

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 17, 2020
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Here is a potential Civil Rights tour itinerary for anyone wanting to embark on a quick tour to learn about the legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, and Civil Rights in…

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Read more about the article Our Four-Day Civil Rights Tour

Our Four-Day Civil Rights Tour

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 16, 2020
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Our family took a short civil rights tour through the southeast that included stops at a plantation in Louisiana and various sites and museums in Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham, Alabama.…

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