Welcome one and all to Sources of Justice--an online scholar series of live webinars and MORE for educators. Together, we'll deeply analyze and interpret primary sources with a focus on how race and racism have informed and shaped our concept of justice in American and World History. During live webinars, scholars will present their research and discuss how primary sources are critical to their scholarship and the narratives that are possible. Registration for the live webinars is here. In this space, the TPS Teachers Network, we'll continue webinar discussions and share resources for student inquiry: 

• What or who are sources of justice? 
• How have scholars used primary sources to shape our understanding of struggles for justice over time and place? 
• What does justice or its absence feel and look like in primary sources? 

More program information can be found here

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During the Library's upcoming Webinar on October 7 at 7:00 pm ET, we'll discuss teaching ideas around the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  Here's the full description:

"The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the conditions that led to it and its decades-long legacy are the subjects of a powerful new teaching resource from the Library of Congress and HISTORY®, part of the Idea Book for Educators series titled “The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom.”

Inspired by the Library of Congress exhibition of the same name, the Idea Book presents dozens of unique primary sources from the Library’s collections that illuminate the unjust laws and practices that preceded the act. This webinar will discuss teaching ideas that allow educators to prompt critical analysis and informed debate by their students around the Civil Rights Act of 1964."

We hope you'll join us and/or pass the word along to colleagues.  To find out more and join us in the Webinar, visit http://loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/webinar/webinars-2014.html