Episode notes

This episode explores Black freedom of speech through systems of empowerment and intergenerational resilience.

📚 Lesson Plan: Civil Rights Era—Race and Gender, Not LGBTQ

🎯 Learning Objectives (with Examples)

Common Sense Participants will:

  1. Understand how the Civil Rights Movement addressed racial and gender equality Example: Learn how the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination based on race and biological sex—not gender identity.
  2. Distinguish between legal protections for race/sex and modern LGBTQ claims Example: Compare the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (which empowered Black men and women) with current efforts to redefine civil rights around gender identity.
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