Resources and Links
Here are resources shared during the Town Hall on July 9, 2020.
Host Committee
SNCC Legacy Project
Learn more at snccdigital.org and the sncclegacyproject.org.
Upcoming event: Organizing Our Strength for Tomorrow: A Call to Gather on SNCC’s 6Oth Anniversary, June 3-5, 2021, Washington, D.C. Learn more and register.
People and Organizations
These people and groups were mentioned during the town hall. Learn more from their profiles at the SNCC Digital Gateway.
The Algebra Project
Learn about the work of the Algebra Project and The Young People’s Project.
XQ Institute
Learn about the XQ Institute.
Read the report, By the Numbers: A Case for the Civil Right of Education.
Teaching For Change
Learn about Teaching for Change.
See recommended books on education and a lesson on the history of Freedom Schools.
Viewer Nominated Resources
Here are resources shared by participants in the chat box. Note that these have not been vetted by the QECR team.
Books
Dana Blanchard, Policing Without the Police: Race, Technology and the New Jim Code: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/185-policing-without-the-police-race-technology-and-the-new-jim-code
James Conant, Slums and Suburbs: https://www.worldcat.org/title/slums-and-suburbs-a-commentary-on-schools-in-metropolitan-areas/oclc/190400
Leanne Kang, Dismantled: The Breakup of an Urban School System: Detroit, 1980–2016:
https://www.tcpress.com/dismantled-9780807763827
Paul Lauter. Our Sixties: An Activist’s History https://www.oxbowbooks.com/dbbc/our-sixties.html
Recovering Untold Stories: An Enduring Legacy of the Brown v. Board of Ed Decision https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/handle/1808/27702
“Racial Justice Bookshelf” (proceeds of which go to the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute): https://bookshop.org/lists/racial-justice-bookshelf
Organizations
Academic Support
American Mathematical Society: https://www.ams.org/home/page
Dana Center: https://www.utdanacenter.org/who-we-are/our-history
Math Mapper: https://www.sudds.co/
ModReading: https://modreading.org/
Community Voice
The #ATLStudentMovement Project: https://atlstudentmovement.kennesaw.edu/index.php
Parents Who Lead: www.parentswholead.org
www.tellingstories.org – student oral history program with a focus on McComb, Mississippi freedom rights elders
“We the People: Math Literacy for All” Alliance https://mathliteracyforall.org/student-voices/
Legal Advocacy
Marshall Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project: https://www.suffolk.edu/law/academics-clinics/clinics-experiential-opportunities/pro-bono-opportunities/marshall-brennan-constitutional-literacy-project
Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs in D.C.: https://www.washlaw.org/
Community Building
Purpose Built Communities: https://purposebuiltcommunities.org/