BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_416_ec9fb1a0edf553bd7b9aa10aad605a76@www.gilderlehrman.org SUMMARY:The Civil Rights Movement\, July 21–27 DESCRIPTION:\n Director\n \n Anthony J. Badger\, Mellon Prof essor of History\, Clare College\, Cambridge Unive rsity\n \n Overview\n \n This seminar explores h ow an economically and politically powerless racia l minority wrested dramatic change from a determin ed and entrenched white majority in the American S outh. It will examine the changing nature of prote st from the 1940s to the 1950s\; the roles of Mart in Luther King Jr.\, local movements\, and women\; and the relative importance of violence and non-v iolence. Participants will discuss how they can us e the experiences of schoolchildren\, teachers\, a nd students in the crises of the 1950s and 1960s t o bring home the realities of the Civil Rights Mov ement in the classroom. Topics include the Little Rock 9 and their teachers in 1957\, students and s it-ins\, and the use of schoolchildren in the 1963 Birmingham demonstrations.\n \n \n Readings\n \n Readings are sent by the Institute to semina r participants. Readings may include:\n \n Badg er\, Anthony\, and Brian Ward. The Making of Marti n Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement. New Y ork: New York University Press\, 1997.\n \n Pay ne\, Charles\, and Steve Lawson. Debating the Civi l Rights Movement. Boston: Rowman &\; Littlefie ld\, 1998.\n \n \n \n Travel &\; Accommodati ons\n \n Applicants who are accepted are expect ed to arrange their own travel.\n \n The city o f Cambridge is in the southeast of England\, fifty miles north of London. It is well served by road and rail links\, and is within an easy distance of the major London airports.\n \n The Clare Coll ege \;website will provide you with comprehens ive directions\, as well as city and college maps. \n \n Workshop participants will be housed in o n-campus residence halls. Participants will have s ingle bedrooms but will share bathrooms and common space on each floor. Some participants may choose to bring laptops. The college provides sheets and towels only. Please note that participants should plan to bring fans\, shower shoes\, alarm clocks\ , shampoo\, hangers\, irons\, hair dryers\, etc. P articipants will have access to computer clusters\ , but many choose to bring laptops and ethernet co rds.\n \n \n \n Meals\n \n Meals will be ser ved in a college cafeteria in space shared by othe r programs. All on-campus meals will be paid for b y the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History .\n \n \n \n Travel reimbursement\n \n Parti cipating teachers will receive a stipend of $500 t o help offset travel expenses. All participants mu st attend all workshop sessions to receive full st ipends. Participants who do not complete the entir e seminar will receive a reduced stipend. We will present stipend checks to participants prior to th e end of the seminar.\n \n Stipends are taxable . Reporting is the responsibility of the participa nt.\n \n \n \n Graduate credit\n \n The Gild er Lehrman Institute of American History is proud to announce its agreement with Adams State Univers ity to offer three hours of graduate credit in Ame rican history to participating seminar teachers. F or more information\, please click here.\n \n \n \n Questions?\n \n Email the Teacher Seminars department or call 646-366-9666.\n CATEGORIES:GL Summer Seminars CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130721T170000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130721T170000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130727T090000 LOCATION:Clare College\, Cambridge University\n Cambridge\, \n United Kingdom\n URL:http://www.gilderlehrman.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=416 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR