Welcome to the conversation!


Welcome to the conversation!

Harriet Beecher Stowe's (1811-1896) best-selling anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), made her the most famous American woman of the 19th century and galvanized the abolition movement before the Civil War.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

#StoweSyllabus: What We're Reading this Week

Articles and current events that got us thinking over the week! 
When in pursuit of positive change, better drop the ‘Why me’
Michel Martin, November 29, 2015, NPR
http://n.pr/1YIK56x  

The other student activists
Melina D. Anderson, November 23, 2015, The Atlantic
http://theatln.tc/1I8c6jV

Laquan McDonald and the system
Charles Blow, November 30, 2015, The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/1RgO6Nk  

28 common racist attitudes and behaviors
Debra Leigh, November 29, 2015, Odin’s Blog 
http://bit.ly/1Q1ka8P  

Another Baltimore injustice
Todd Openheim, November 28, 2015, The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/1NV6XrW 

No meekness here: Meet Rosa Parks, ‘Lifelong Freedom Fighter’
NPR Staff, November 30, 2015, NPR
http://n.pr/1O4DtYE 

What are your reactions to the pieces? What articles, news pieces, or video-clips have you come across over the week? Let us know, below! 
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