On this program, students immerse within the history, institutions, and ongoing questions of American democracy across time but especially in our present moment, as we consider the contemporary realities of social movements and extremism in America.
Students will learn about the ways that activism relates to security and the lines that are drawn (and redrawn) within society.
Students will better understand how to take action on causes that they care deeply about and transform areas of dissonance with the world into positive acts.
Students will explore the choices made for what we memorialize within the United States and discuss what events, people, or causes they wish to see represented in the future.
Program highlights
BLM Plaza and Program Lenses of Inquiry Activity
Deep Dives into Work of Democracy
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Explore African American Heritage Trail
“Freedom From & Freedom To” Activity
Meetings with Social Justice Advocates and Former Law Enforcement Officials
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