Media Construction of Social Justice
A Digital Media Literacy Curriculum
High School through College
This kit explores how people in the United States have perceived social justice movements over the past 180 years and how the U.S. media have constructed that public perception. The subject areas covered include U.S. history, African-American studies, criminal justice studies, immigrant studies, labor studies, Latino studies, LGBT studies, media studies, peace studies, sociology, and women’s studies, among many others.
All materials are classroom-ready, including: teacher guides, student handouts, overviews, and assessments.
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Download each teachers guide, slide show or video below. All video clips can be previewed below.
NOTE: To view the quicktime clips provided below, you may need to install the free media player Quicktime on your computer. Visit Apple for download instructions.click title to view/close Unit 1: Abolition of Slavery
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Lesson 1: Arguing for Freedom
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Lesson 2: Abolitionists on Film
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Lesson 3: Carry Me to Freedom
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Unit 1 Student Reading click title to view/close Unit 2: Women's Suffrage
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Lesson 1: Hear our Voices
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Lesson 2: Suffragists on Film
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Lesson 3: We Will Be Heard
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Unit 2 Student Reading click title to view/close Unit 3: Early Labor Movement
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Lesson 1: Which Side Are You On?
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Lesson 2: Unions and Race
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Lesson 3: Workers Unite?
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Unit 3 Student Reading click title to view/close Unit 4: Black Freedom/Civil Rights
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Lesson 1: Challenging White Supremacy
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Lesson 2: Youth Activism
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Lesson 3: Black Identity
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Unit 4 Student Reading click title to view/close Unit 5: Women's Liberation
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Lesson 1: Claiming Feminist Identities
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Lesson 2: Identity and Satire
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Lesson 3: Naming Oppression
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Unit 5 Student Reading click title to view/close Unit 6: Immigrant Rights
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Lesson 1: The Law of Immigration
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Lesson 2: What Immigrants Want
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Lesson 3: Immigrant Realities
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Unit 6 Student Reading click title to view/close Unit 7: Gay Liberation
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Lesson 1: Out and Affirmed
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Lesson 2: Gay Affirmative or Gay Negative?
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Lesson 3: Challenging Homophobia
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Unit 7 Student Reading click title to view/close Unit 8: Prison Justice
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Lesson 1: Prisons: Justice or Injustice
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Lesson 2: Doing Family Time
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Lesson 3: Life on the Inside
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Unit 8 Student Reading 
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