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    When Theresa Burroughs came of voting age, she was ready to cast her ballot—but she had a long fight ahead of her. During the Jim Crow era, the board of registrars at Alabama's Hale County Courthouse prevented African Americans from registering to vote. Undeterred, Theresa remembers venturing to the courthouse on the first and third Monday of each month, in pursuit of her right to vote. Directed by: The Rauch Brothers Art Direction: Bill Wray Producers: Lizzie Jacobs, Maya Millett & Mike Rauch Animation: Tim Rauch Audio Produced by: Nadia Reiman & Katie Simon Supervising Sound Recordist: Maisie Tivnan Music: Fredrik Label: The Kora Records Publisher: House of Hassle Funding Provided by: Corporation for Public Broadcasting W.K. Kellogg Foundation In partnership with POV.
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    I think this short video would be an excellent conversation starter for elementary students both during the soon-to-end 2016 campaign and in the future. Election Central has many other voting rights resources available for all grade levels and also to give teachers more background on this important issue. If you search the TPS Teachers Network on the tag "voting rights," you will find an extensive list in the results.
    The combination of Rauch Bros Animation and Story Corps make this a very powerful video lesson, appropriate for high school & middle school.
    What a great resource! I will use it on Monday to discuss the importance of perseverance and voting rights! Thank you for sharing.
    Thanks, I too will share with my student today.

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