We discuss the history of citizenship schools, their profound importance in the Civil Rights Movement, and the critical lessons they offer for our present moment.

 

Elaine’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Share the power of voting with your neighbors.

2. Start your own community citizenship schools!

 

Elaine Weiss is a journalist, speaker, and author of Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement. She’s also the author of The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote, which was a source for the Broadway musical SUFFS.

 

 

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Credits: 

Host: Mila Atmos 

Guests: Elaine Weiss

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis