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From history to action: Lincoln students connect the past to their power today
At Lincoln Middle School, history isn’t something confined to textbooks or timelines. It’s something students are stepping into, questioning, and beginning to carry forward in their own voices. What started […]
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At Lincoln Middle School:, history isn’t something confined to textbooks or timelines. It’s something students are stepping into, questioning, and beginning to carry forward in their own voices.
Eighth grade Language & Literature teacher Sean Hogan had already been building a unit designed to help students explore theme through the lens of resistance, justice, and how individuals respond to oppression. The opportunity to connect that work with a locally rooted historical event created the foundation for something much bigger than a single lesson.
Throughout the week, students engaged with multiple historical events that challenged them to think critically about power, resistance, and voice. They studied the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia, examined the Tulsa Race Massacre, and learned about the Children’s March in Birmingham. Each lesson built on the last, helping students recognize patterns in history and understand how individuals and communities have responded to injustice over time.
The experience culminated with a visit from Jontel Toland, known as CircumstantialSaint, a poet, artist, and revolutionist whose connection to the Christiana Resistance is both historical and deeply personal. As a descendant of those involved in the resistance, Toland brought a perspective that transformed the lesson from academic to lived experience.
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At Lincoln Middle School, history isn’t something confined to textbooks or timelines. It’s something students are stepping into, questioning, and beginning to carry forward in their own voices.
Eighth grade Language & Literature teacher Sean Hogan had already been building a unit designed to help students explore theme through the lens of resistance, justice, and how individuals respond to oppression. The opportunity to connect that work with a locally rooted historical event created the foundation for something much bigger than a single lesson.
Throughout the week, students engaged with multiple historical events that challenged them to think critically about power, resistance, and voice. They studied the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia, examined the Tulsa Race Massacre, and learned about the Children’s March in Birmingham. Each lesson built on the last, helping students recognize patterns in history and understand how individuals and communities have responded to injustice over time.
The experience culminated with a visit from Jontel Toland, known as CircumstantialSaint, a poet, artist, and revolutionist whose connection to the Christiana Resistance is both historical and deeply personal. As a descendant of those involved in the resistance, Toland brought a perspective that transformed the lesson from academic to lived experience.
Read the full story on our website.
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