On this 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, we were honored to help host a fantastic week in D.C. of teaching and learning by 11 high school students from McComb, Mississippi. Drawing from history and continuing the tradition of activism, they engaged in a wide range of activities including: You can read more and see photos …
Students from McComb, Mississippi shared their National History Day Projects at a reception at the African American Civil War Museum on June 17, 2014. SNCC veterans Frank Smith, Dorie Ladner, Joyce Ladner, and Timothy Jenkins spoke briefly about memories from Mississippi and the importance of activism today, especially in the face of new voting rights restrictions. Here are the remarks from Timothy …
Please join us for a special reception with students and their teachers from McComb, Mississippi. Tuesday, June 17, 2014 6:00-8:00pm African American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 Eleven students and their teachers from McComb will be in D.C. for the National History Day (NHD) competition. This is the third time McComb has participated …
Please join us for a special reception with students and their teachers from McComb, Mississippi. Tuesday, June 11, 2013 6:00-8:00pm African American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 Sixteen students and their teachers from McComb will be in D.C. for the National History Day (NHD) competition. This is the second time McComb …
Thanks to funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Teaching for Change has been able to work with a school district and community team in McComb, Mississippi in 2010 to: Send a team of six representatives from the school district and community to the historic 50th anniversary Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Conference at Shaw University. …
Tag: McComb Legacies
McComb, Mississippi Students Learn and Teach in Washington, D.C.
Posted: July 17, 2014 by Teaching for Change
On this 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, we were honored to help host a fantastic week in D.C. of teaching and learning by 11 high school students from McComb, Mississippi. Drawing from history and continuing the tradition of activism, they engaged in a wide range of activities including: You can read more and see photos …
Category: 2014, News Tags: McComb Legacies
Timothy L. Jenkins Talks To Young People
Posted: June 25, 2014 by Deborah
Students from McComb, Mississippi shared their National History Day Projects at a reception at the African American Civil War Museum on June 17, 2014. SNCC veterans Frank Smith, Dorie Ladner, Joyce Ladner, and Timothy Jenkins spoke briefly about memories from Mississippi and the importance of activism today, especially in the face of new voting rights restrictions. Here are the remarks from Timothy …
Category: News Tags: McComb Legacies, TimothyLJenkins
Presentation in DC by Students and Teachers from McComb, Miss.
Posted: June 4, 2014 by Mykella
Please join us for a special reception with students and their teachers from McComb, Mississippi. Tuesday, June 17, 2014 6:00-8:00pm African American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 Eleven students and their teachers from McComb will be in D.C. for the National History Day (NHD) competition. This is the third time McComb has participated …
Category: 2014, News Tags: civil rights movement, Events, McComb Legacies
Presentation in DC by Students and Teachers from McComb, Miss.
Posted: May 20, 2013 by Teaching for Change
Please join us for a special reception with students and their teachers from McComb, Mississippi. Tuesday, June 11, 2013 6:00-8:00pm African American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 Sixteen students and their teachers from McComb will be in D.C. for the National History Day (NHD) competition. This is the second time McComb …
Category: 2013, News Tags: McComb Legacies
Exciting Developments in McComb, Mississippi
Posted: December 29, 2010 by Teaching for Change
Thanks to funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Teaching for Change has been able to work with a school district and community team in McComb, Mississippi in 2010 to: Send a team of six representatives from the school district and community to the historic 50th anniversary Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Conference at Shaw University. …
Category: 2010, News Tags: McComb Legacies
Picture Book Author Paula Young Shelton in McComb
Posted: September 25, 2010 by Teaching for Change
Paula Young Shelton, author of Child of the Civil Rights Movement, visited students and teachers in the McComb School District.
Category: 2010, News Tags: McComb Legacies