Appleseeds articles from February 2008

Appleseeds archives from February 2008

Eric Arnesen says.(Consulting Editor)
February 1, 2008... Eric Arnesen is a professor of history and African-American Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has written seven books on black history and labor history in America including studies of race relations and labor in New Orleans;...

Sowing the seeds for the civil rights movement.(Cover story)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LET'S BEGIN WITH THE BASICS: WHAT ARE CIVIL RIGHTS? Civil rights are the rights that all citizens are supposed to have: for example, the right to go to school, to ride a bus, to use a library, to see a movie, and...

Rosa refuses.
February 1, 2008... In December 1955, Shirley, a fictional 9-year-old black girl in Montgomery, Alabama, might have written these letters to her cousin Elizabeth in Detroit, Michigan... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] December 5, 1955 Dear Elizabeth, ...

The little rock nine.
February 1, 2008... Elizabeth Eckford thought the soldiers at all-white Central High School would protect her. But on September 4, 1957, the solders raised their guns and pointed them at Elizabeth. They refused to let the young black girl in. What was going on?...

Ruby bridges.
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The day 6-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through the doors of William Frantz Public School in New Orleans, Louisiana, she walked into the pages of history. It was November 14, 1960. Ruby was the first African American...

"I was determined ...".(Lynda Blackmon)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When she was 14 years old, Lynda Blackmon took part in civil rights protests in her hometown of Selma, Alabama. On a day now called "Bloody Sunday," Lynda and other marchers were beaten by policemen. Why? Because...

Standing up by sitting in a play.(Play with Us)(Play)
February 1, 2008... CAST Joseph, David, and Linda, black high school students Frank, white high school student Narrator White waitress White customer SCENE 1: June 1960 (Three black high school students, dressed in their best...

Birmingham children's crusade.
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] School buses filled with laughing and singing students drove down the streets of Birmingham, Alabama. It was the morning of May 2, 1963, but the children were not going to school. They were going to jail. That...

Scenes of segregation: if you had grown up in the United States before the civil rights movement, you would have lived in a different world. Here are four scenes of everyday segregation that kids experienced. Can you imagine?
February 1, 2008... White Water Twelve-year-old Larry Russell couldn't figure it out. In Birmingham, Alabama, in 1958, there were separate water fountains: one for white folks, and one for black folks, like him. Was white water special? Did it have a...

Pathways into the library.
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] From the time he was a young boy, James Haskins always had a book in his hand. While other kids were outside playing ball, "Little Jim" was usually reading. You could find him in one of his favorite places: curled up...

Brown eyes only.
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Teacher, Billy pushed me!" wails the blond girl as she bursts into the classroom. "Well, Jenny, Billy is a blue-eyes," answers her teacher. "And we all know that blue-eyed people aren't as civilized as...

A clear color.
February 1, 2008... Not all the changes that happened during the civil rights movement were huge. This one was small but very significant... Which crayon is the most interesting color in the box? Purple Mountain Majesty? Timber Wolf? Jazzberry Jam? How about...

We don't have to take it.
February 1, 2008... We are Hannah and Callie Anderson, and we are sisters. We look nothing like our parents. Even our skin color doesn't match! Our parents are white, but our skin is brown. That's because we're adopted. Hannah's heritage is African, English, and...

Choosing nonviolence: have you ever seen something you felt was wrong or unfair? Did you do anything about it?(Your Turn)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] During the time of the civil rights movement, many children saw unfair acts and fighting every day. Many of those children learned how to react with nonviolence. They learned peaceful ways to stand up against...

Did you know?
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DID YOU KNOW that the United States is not the only country to struggle with civil rights? For many years in South Africa, blacks lived under a system called apartheid. This means "apartness." South African...

10 names to know.
February 1, 2008... These ten people were all involved in the Civil Rights movement. Some you can read about in this issue. Find out more about them all on the Internet! Martin Luther King, Jr. (PG 7) [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Malcolm X ...

Find out more.
February 1, 2008... Mahatma Gandhi said that the evil that violence does lasts forever. Who was Gandi and what did martin Luther King Jr. learn from him? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]