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BIZARRE: Claudette colvin - What They Never Told You

Texas’ social studies shakeup creates divide over whose histories to teach, and how

Concerned about Texas’ social studies overhaul, Democrats on the State Board of Education used a recent meeting to push for the inclusion of more Black and Indigenous perspectives and for young children to learn about the horrific nature of slavery.

The Texas Tribune

Claudette Colvin obituary

US civil rights activist who as a schoolgirl protested against segregation on Alabama’s buses

The Guardian - UK

The life of civil rights hero Claudette Colvin should teach us this: resistance is collective, and it never stops

Colvin, who died this week, made a stand on an Alabama bus nine months before Rosa Parks. When we met, her message about the struggle was clear, says professor of sociology Gary Younge

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US civil rights pioneer dies aged 86

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The Independent UK

Claudette Colvin: Civil rights icon who refused to move seats on segregated bus dies at 86

Colvin's act of defiance occurred months before Rosa Parks gained international recognition for a similar stand

The Independent UK

You Might Not Be Familiar With These 28 Fascinating Historical Events That Not Many Talk About

Why do some events vanish from memory while others become legend?

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20 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time

Redditors are sharing some “facts” that they were taught in grade school to be true, only to find out that later they were disproven.

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Postcard from Cannes #2: the rising potential of immersive cinema

The Cannes Film Festival has rolled out the red carpet for immersive cinema and, for the first time, its own competition. With evolving techniques in virtual, augmented and mixed reality, storytelling is being taken to a whole new level.

Radio France Internationale

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