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Fourth Grade Student with a History Lesson Confronts School District - Community AllianceMalachi Suarez at the Central Unified School Board meeting on July 27, 2021, making his presentation for changing the name of James K. Polk Elementary School. Photo by Gabriel Suarez It started out as a class project. Malachi Suarez, a smart, curious and articulate fourth grader at James K. Polk Elementary, wants to change the name of his school. In doing

32 Young Activists Who Are Changing the World These are the teens and young adult activists, aged 6 through 22, raising awareness and fighting gun violence, police brutality, immigration reform, and more.

Zy Bryant OfficialMore of the movement, less of myself.

11-Year-Old Girl May Be the Reason Harriet Tubman Was Chosen for $20 Bill The preteen wrote a letter to President Obama two years ago.

Exclusive: Read a 9-Year-Old’s Letter to Obama About Putting a Woman on U.S. Currency — and His ResponseRead the adorable request, and Obama's response

History

This Chicana Activist Started Leading Strikes As a TeenEmma Tenayuca organized the largest strike in San Antonio history.

Pauline Newman organizes influential New York rent strike | Jewish Women's ArchiveOn December 26, 1907, months of organizing work by 16-year-old Pauline Newman culminated in the start of the largest rent strike New York City had

The Children's March (Full Episode) | PBS LearningMediaIn 1963, Birmingham, Alabama was on the frontline of the American Civil Rights Movement. This first episode explores these events as our student reporters begin a journey to discover how the Civil Rights Movement is still relevant today. On the way they visit the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Bethel Baptist Church and more, to speak with experts. Then Congresswoman Terri Sewell and Ahmad Ward, Director of Education for the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, answer viewer questions.

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