The Struggle for Racial Equality and Civil Rights
Sunday, August 28, 2022
- Today is International Bow Tie Day, International Read Comics in Public Day, National Cherry Turnover Day, and National Power Rangers Day.
- August is National Wellness Month, National Sandwich Month, National Golf Month, National Water Quality Month, Black Business Month, International Pirate Month, and National Crayon Collection Month.
- Health and Wellness Resource of the Day: OSF Health Kids
- Sandwich of the Day: Grilled Monterey Jack and Marmalade Sandwiches
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Emmett Till and MLK's I Have a Dream Speech
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ON THIS DATE
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY FROM THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON
- Mahalia Jackson - How I Got Over - LISTEN
- The Freedom Singers - We Shall Not Be Moved - LISTEN
- Joan Baez - We Shall Overcome - LISTEN
- Bob Dylan - Only a Pawn in Their Game - LISTEN
THEME: EMMETT TILL
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - The Murder of Emmett Till (53:01) -VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Murder of Emmett Till - Emmett Till's Funeral (1:43) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Murder of Emmett Till - The World Learns of Emmett Till (1:02) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Murder of Emmett Till - Emmett Till: A Sacrificial Lamb (1:06) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Murder of Emmett Till - Lynching in Mississippi (1:12) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Murder of Emmett Till - Jim Crow in Mississippi (0:51) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - What We Know About the Reopened Emmett Till Murder Case (8:55) - VIEW
THEME: MLK 's I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH AND THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. (9:44) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - March on Washington Official Programs - READ
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - March on Washington Collection - VIEW, READ, DO, LISTEN
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Analyzing King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (5:35) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Analyzing King's "I Have a Dream" Speech Lesson Plan - DO
- Grades 6-12 -NHPBS LearningMedia - Students Reflect on “I Have a Dream” Speech (0:29) - VIEW and READ
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- NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (802) Live Stream More Options
NH WORLD - 11.3 Comcast (965) More Options - SCIGIRLS - Code Concert
Sunday, 8/28 from 9-9:30 am NHPBS
Britanee, Estrella, and Saabiriinn collaborate with singers on a concert for Deaf and hearing audiences. They code software that “paints with music,” creating a stunning visual display of a live vocal performance. SciGirls Streaming Video in English and Spanish
- EUROPE'S NEW WILD - Europe's Amazon
Sunday, 8/28 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
See how the precious habitats of the Danube Delta depend on a healthy river to continue growing. The Danube is Europe's largest preserved wetland, but many of the species that call it home are the last of their kind. EUROPE'S NEW WILD Streaming Video
- NATURE: The Bat Man of Mexico
Sunday, 8/28 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
An ecologist tracks the Lesser Long-nosed bat's epic migration across Mexico, braving hurricanes, snakes, Mayan tombs, and seas of cockroaches, in order to save the species and the tequila plants they pollinate. NATURE Streaming Video
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