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Civil Rights in Pittsburgh Articles The Monument
Corner
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Download only pages 17 &18 for
a Visitor's Guide.
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Legends: Struggle for Progress
:: Fallen Heroes
:: Legends of the Movement
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:: Letters from the South
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:: See the artist at work!
:: Location and Maps
"Our struggle is also a struggle of memory against forgetting."
This
statement, from the South African Freedom Charter, has special significance for Freedom Corner. To today's students (and, indeed, to many of their parents and some of their teachers), the Civil Rights Movement is history—poorly understood and too often forgotten. To help teachers and parents prepare
young people for a visit to the Monument, the Freedom Corner Committee commissioned and
Other valuable resources for teachers and students are listed at the right. :: "Legends" includes brief biographical sketches of the
:: "Letters from the South" offer first-hand accounts by
published a comprehensive learning guide,
The Lessons of Freedom Corner. Appropriate for use in classrooms and youth programs, the guide offers a wealth of activities and resources to stimulate thinking about "fairness" and to enhance understanding of nonviolent
resistance, the civil rights struggle and its leaders in Western Pennsylvania, and the symbolism of the Freedom Corner Monument. You may
100 civil rights leaders honored on the Monument.
:: The Civil Rights Timeline and Dr. Laurence Glasco's
article, "Some Place Special," provide historical
perspective on Pittsburgh's pursuit of social justice.
two young Pittsburghers who were jailed in Mississippi
for their civil rights activities. Discussion questions and
additional classroom activities are provided for this
section.
