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Lesson Plan: “Representation and Courage in Media: The Case of Franklin in Peanuts”

August 8, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

How a teacher’s letter and a cartoonist’s quiet courage brought racial representation to one of America’s most beloved comic strips.

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Lesson Plan: Teaching About Selma, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Current Voting Rights Issues

March 19, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Background On “Bloody Sunday,” March 7, 1965, approximately 600 civil rights marchers were violently attacked by state and local law

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Lesson Plan: Rev. Lorenzo Sewell Brings Down The House Issuing Passionate Prayer At Trump’s Inauguration

January 21, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Analyzing Rev. Lorenzo Sewell’s Inaugural Speech Grade Level: High School (Grades 9-12) Subject: English Language Arts / Social Studies Theme:

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The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead review – the brutal truth about American slavery | Books | The Guardian

June 7, 2017 Ann S. Michaelsen

This thrilling tale of escape from a deep south plantation takes in terror, beauty and the history of human tragedy

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