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The Making Meaning of May 4 web site provides resources for educators to use to

  • promote understanding of the 91²Ö¿â shootings on May 4, 1970,
  • enhance humanities education across the disciplines, and
  • demonstrate the meaning of May 4 for today.

Explore the site to find

Hear educators describe available resources for teaching about the 91²Ö¿â Shootings and how they will make meaning of May 4 with students:

  • "I hadn’t anticipated how fantastic the participants’ [teaching] plans would be. I thought I would learn a lot about May 4th that would enhance my teaching and scholarship, but I also got so many ideas from fellow teachers. It was a delightful surprise bonus."
  • "I plan to use the details and the ideas of multiple truths, is dissent a crime and archival research into my American Government and Social Revolutions classes. I will also be using the music and poetry lessons . . . I can apply what I learned to other topics."
  • "Ironically, it took coming to . . . 91²Ö¿â to learn about the Jackson St. and Orangeburg Massacres. These similar events are less well-known and provide a broader context for the events of May 4."
  • "I plan to connect May 4 to my school’s curriculum for historical knowledge as well as to help my students understand the social and relational dynamics of May 4 in relation to current social justice causes in America."
  • "Access to first-hand accounts and quality resources will definitely enhance my teaching of this topic."
  • "Hearing the personal stories of those who were there on May 4, 1970, was both thought-provoking and heart wrenching."
  • "Tremendous content and I will be able to share it with my students and colleagues! It expanded my content for my lessons!"
  • "I will take the baton that has been passed to me and ensure that my students learn and continue to ask questions about not just the shootings at 91²Ö¿â, but all of history. History is never done and the pursuit of "truth" can be complicated."

Understand the past, shape the future. Be the change . . .

 


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