Keeping the Struggle Alive: Studying Desegregation in Our Town: A Guide to Doing Oral History

by Bernadette Anand, David Surrey, Tiffany Perkins

When students in a New Jersey public middle school decided to learn about their community’s history of desegregation through a unique language arts and social studies project, no one imagined how powerful the experience would be for everyone involved. In addition to digging up newspaper articles and historical documents, the students conducted lively interviews with townspeople who participated in the struggle to desegregate schools up North. They soon learned how everyday people became activists, how a bus could symbolize political struggle, and how the fight for full integration is never over. This hands-on

Genres: Education

96 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2002