"Breathtaking in its array of interdisciplinary lessons, readings, photographs, primary source documents, and interviews, this fertile resource helps students move beyond the "heroes approach" toward a more critical analysis of the civil rights movement."

—Social Studies School Service

"Everyone should learn the story of the Civil Rights Movement. The struggle is depicted here vividly and profoundly by a distinguished roster of authors. Their accounts and analysis should inspire teachers as well as students. This book is as academically rigorous as it is innovative—it is an excellent resource."

—Frank H. Wu
Professor, Howard University Law School and
Author of Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White

"This strong and moving book helps introduce, inform, and illuminate for a new generation the powerful lessons of the civil rights movement for our work today. It will help teachers ‘serve as midwives’ for a more just and caring society."

—Linda Darling-Hammond
Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education
Stanford University

"Civil rights teaching should lift up extraordinary leaders whose personal courage and sacrifice transformed our nation and our history. But it should also recognize the thousands of other acts of resistance and civil disobedience—by neighbors, grandmothers, youth, and everyday heroes—that created an unstoppable tidal wave of ethical conscience and human progress. Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching is a unique collection of urgent voices who remind us that true and lasting movements for social, economic, and racial justice begin with you and me."

—Wendy D. Puriefoy
President, Public Education Network

"Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching helps teachers and students understand the complexities of the change process in society, making the study of history immediately relevant. In this teaching guide, the Civil Rights Movement claims its rightful place as the inspiration for broader movements for democratic change. This book might just help re-inspire a whole new generation of teachers and students to a life of activism and movement building, not to mention help teachers impart a real understanding of history."

—Mark Simon,
Director, MCEA (NEA)
Johns Hopkins University Center For Teacher Leadership

"Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching gets to the roots of the Movement. It takes the reader beyond the famous leaders, displaying the depth of history, drawing international connections and showing how the pieces of the Movement actually fit together."

—Bill Fletcher Jr.
President, TransAfrica Forum

"This is a wonderful resource and will appeal to teachers who want their students to understand that they themselves can play a role in re-making the world."

—Nancy Murray
Director, Bill of Rights Education Project
ACLU of Massachusetts

"This is a much-needed resource for classrooms, and I think it does succeed in putting the Movement back into civil rights teaching!"

—Enid Lee
Co-editor, Beyond Heroes and Holidays

"It seems to me that the primary strength of this project is its breadth. The book covers a wide range of topics and concerns, including a variety of historical events, several Movement participants, and an array of pedagogical tools and strategies. The combination of lesson plans, historical information, and theoretical analysis makes this a compelling volume. I anticipate that it will be a valuable aid to teachers both in their teaching and in their own understanding of the Movement."

—Stephen Ward
Assistant Professor, Afro-American and African Studies
University of Michigan

"Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching is one of the only curricula to connect the Civil Rights Movement to the struggles of Native Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and women. It's an incredible tool not just for teaching history, but also for teaching students to take up the legacy these movements helped to create."

—Ariana Quinones
Deputy Vice President for Education
National Council of La Raza