Freedom Train Presents: Lessons From the Screen

LftS: Literacy, A Fundamental Right


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​In September of 2016 students in Detroit decided enough was enough.  They filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Michigan declaring that their fundamental rights were being violated on the basis of race.  In addition to being taught in classrooms filled with rodents, insects and mold, buildings with non-functioning A/C, and in some cases being taught by other students because teachers weren’t available, they had to contend with textbooks that were 20 ye [...]
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Freedom Train Presents: Lessons From the ScreenBy Patrick Irvine