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Quarterly Newsletter for Classroom Teachers

Vol. 9, no. 2 (Winter 2008) — Martin Luther King, Jr. Issue (1.2 MB PDF)
A Personal Perspective: Why We Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. (Dr. Dorothy Cotton) | Book Excerpt: If Your Back's Not Bent | King: The Legacy | Bloodshed in Selma | Brown v. Board's Pivotal Role in the Civil Rights Movement | Teacher Talk: Bring King's Life into Your Classroom | Free Stuff | Book Nook | Spring 2008 Events and Exhibits at Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

Vol. 9, no. 1 (Fall 2007) — Little Rock Nine 50th Anniversary Issue (4.8 MB PDF)
Crisis at Central High School | The Little Rock Nine Today | Little Rock Timeline | An Unprecedented Clash of Power | Peaceful Integration in Arkansas | Commemorative Coins Issued | Resources for Teachers: Free Stuff; Teacher Talk; Book Nook

Vol. 8, no. 2 (Fall 2006) — Hispanic and Native American Heritage Issue (1.7 MB PDF)
The Legacy of Cesar Chavez | Personal Perspective (Brian Willoughby) | The Legacy Today | Brown v. Board's Original Topeka Courtroom Rededicated | Keeping the Music Alive | Taking Care of New Orleans Musicians | Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian | Teacher Talk: Teaching Tolerance in The Shadow of Hate | Free Stuff | Book Nook: Teaching Immigration | Fall 2006 Events and Exhibits

Vol. 7, no. 2 (Spring 2006) — Holocaust Commemoration / Women's History Month (6.6 MB PDF)
Varian Fry: Assignment Rescue, 1940-41 | Personal Perspective (Andy Hollinger) | Make a Difference: Help Refugees From Around the World | Stories of Courage: Irena Sendler | Uniontown Students Present "Life in a Jar" | Zora Neale Hurtson and Me | The Big Read | Zora Neale Hurston | Women Who Made a Difference: Gwendolyn Brooks; Delores Huerta; Sacagawea; Amaris Howard | Other Resources | Teacher Talk: Teaching about the Holocaust | Spring 2006 Events & Exhibits

Vol. 7, no. 1 (Fall 2005) — Civil War & Constitution Issue (7.1 MB PDF)
The Civil War and a New Birth of Freedom | Personal Perspective (Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.) | 1857 Dred Scott Case | Stand Watie | Battle of Honey Springs | Black Contributions to Union Intelligence | Bleeding Kansas: An Essay on the Civil War | African Americans in the Navy During the Civil War | Harriet Tubman's Triumphs | Other Resources | Teacher Talk: Civil War Resources | To Form a More Perfect Union: Stamp Series

Vol. 6, no. 4 (Spring 2005) — 50th Anniversary Commemorative Issue (4.6 MB PDF)
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Grand Opening | Personal Perspective (Cheryl Brown Henderson) | Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Exhibits | The Kansas Road to Brown v. Board | Western National Parks Association Bookstore | Teacher Talk: Consider a Play Reading of Now Let Me Fly | Grand Opening Commemoration Program Speakers

Vol. 6, no. 3 (Fall 2004) — Hispanic Heritage Issue | Mendez v. Westminster | Personal Perspective | Now Let Me Fly Readings | Using the Internet | Teacher Talk: Strength Through Diversity | Glossary & Commemorative Poster |

Vol. 6, no. 2 (Spring 2004) — 50th Anniversary Issue | May 17th Grand Opening of National Historic Site | Personal Perspective | Thurgood Marshall | Remembering Lucinda Todd | The Play Now Let Me Fly | Teacher Talk: A Nation Acts |

Vol. 6, no. 1 (Fall/Winter 2003) — Native American Issue | Lewis & Clark Expedition | Making Connections | Tent of Many Voices | Kansas Tribes Past & Present | Using the Internet | Book Nook | Teacher Talk | Lewis & Clark Resources |

Vol. 5, no. 4 (Spring 2003) — Asian American Issue | Asian Americans in the Early 1900s | Making Connections | Asian Americans in the Early 1930s | Asian and Hispanic Families in Kansas | Using the Internet | Book Nook | Teacher Talk | Brown Anniversary |

Vol. 5, no. 3 (Winter 2003) — Special Issue on Tolerance | National Campaign for Tolerance | A Personal Perspective | Activities About Diversity, K-3 Lesson Plan | Power of Community, Grade 4-6 Lesson Plan | Teacher Talk, Grade 7-9 Lesson Plan | Call For Reflections on Brown v. Board | Using the Internet | Book Nook | Migration and Immigration, Grade 10-12 Lesson Plan |

Vol. 5, no. 2 (Fall 2002) — Native American Issue | Kanas Commemorates the Lewis & Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 | Making Connections | Kansas Tribes | Using the Internet | Book Nook | Teacher Talk | Brown v. Board 50th Anniversary Coalition |

Vol. 5, no. 1 (Winter 2002) — Women's History Month Issue | Women Who Made a Difference: Rosa Parks | A Personal Perspective | Women Who Made a Difference As Leaders Of Their Nations | Using the Internet | Book Nook | Teacher Talk | Madeleine Albright & Barbara Jordan |

Vol. 4, no. 3 (Fall 2001) — Native American Issue | The Challenges and Limitations of Assimilation: Indian Board Schools | A Personal Perspective | Using the Internet | Book Nook | Teacher Talk | Cherokee Female Seminary, 1851 |

Vol. 4, no. 2 (Winter 2001) — Black History Month Issue: | Revisiting Our Past: Brown v. Board of Education | A Personal Perspective | Brown v. Board National Historic Site | Charles Hamilton Houston | Using the Internet | Book Nook | Teacher Talk | Marching Toward Justice Exhibit |

Vol. 4, no. 1 (Fall 2000) — Ellis Island/Immigration Issue: | Story of Immigration in the U.S. | European Immigrants Leave Mark on Continent | History of Immigration in Kansas | Using the Internet | Teacher Talk | Book Nook | Statute of Liberty |

Vol. 3, no. 4 (Spring 2000) — Asian American History Month | The History of Japanese Immigration | Diversity Web Page | The History of Chinese Immigration | Using the Internet / Book Nook | Angel Island | Historic Connections: Travel Symposium |

Vol. 3, no. 3 (Winter 2000): | John Brown: Madman or Martyr? | John Brown: Hero and Martyr | John Brown: Prelude to War | Using the Internet | Book Nook | Teachers Talk | Did You Know? Interesting Facts about John Brown in Lawrence and Douglas County: 1855-1859 |

Vol. 3, no. 2 (Fall 1999) — Mexican American Heritage Issue | Mexican American Immigration in Kansas | A Latino Perspective: The Impact of Brown v. Board of Education | Mexican American Immigration in Topeka | Bibliography of Latino Books | Researcher seeks descendants of Dunlap Academy students / Exhibits & Resources from KSHS | Book Nook | Teachers Talk |

Vol. 3, no. 1 (Spring 1999) — Brown v. Board 45th Anniversary Issue: | Capturing Forgotten Moments in Civil Rights History (Oral Histories) | Lawyers Representing Plaintiffs in Brown v. Board | The Living Memory of the Past | The Preservation Effort | Brown Site Preservation Timeline | Using the Internet | Book Nook | Roberts, Plessy and Brown | 1999 Brown Foundation Symposium |

Vol. 2, no. 4 (Winter 1999) — Native American Issue: | Crazy Horse: Sculptor Designs Towering Memorial to Sioux Hero | Books for Kids | Crazy Horse: Story of a Brave Sioux Leader | Book Nook | Books About Native Americans | The Color of Life (Teachers Talk) | Pre-15th Century Sinaguan Culture Thrived in Arizona |

Vol. 2, No. 3 (Spring 1998) — Women's History Month Issue: | Maya Lin | Barbara Johns | Madam C. J. Walker | Maggie Lena Walker | Ellen Ochoa | Susan LaFleche | Using the Internet | Teachers Talk | Book Nook and Sources | 1998 Brown Foundation Symposium |

Vol. 2, no. 2 (Winter 1998) — Black History Month Issue: | KC Jazz | The Brown Foundation Story | California African-American Museum | Museum of African American History | The National Civil Rights Museum | Birmingham Civil Rights Institute | Smith Robertson Museum | Book Nook | Teachers Talk | African American History Month |

Vol. 2, No. 1 (Fall 1997) — Hispanic American Heritage Issue: | Coronado National Memorial | Hernando De Soto Expedition | San Antonio Missions and Celebrations | The Original Settlers of Big Bend | Mexic-Arte Museum | San Juan National Historic Site | Book Nook | Teachers Talk |

Vol. 1, No. 3 (Spring 1997): | Asian Americans and the National Park System | Notable Asian-American Women | Manzanar National Historic Site | Japanese Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces | Roger Shimomura | Chinese and the Transcontinental Railroad | Wing Luke Asian Museum | Book Nook | Teachers Talk |

Vol. 1, No. 2 (Winter 1996): | Introduction | D'Arcy McNickle Center | American Indian Seminar | Hovenweep and Mesa Verde | Canyon de Chelly | Fort Smith | Haskell | Book Nook | Teachers Talk |

Vol. 1, No. 1 (August 1996) — Special Introductory Edition: | George Washington Carver | Mary McLeod Bethune | Women's Rights National Historical Park | Writing Women Back Into History | Buffalo Soldier Monument | Phillis Wheatley | Book Nook | Teachers Talk |

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