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Mr. Paul Roberson exemplifies a great African American of the 20th century. In the Congressional hearing, he effectively, educated and shamed the “inquisitors” to abort their plot and bail ship!! Just one Black man in the 1950’s America! Mr. Paul Roberson was a humble man, but proud of his contributions to humanity, as well he should. Let us keep his memory and legacies, and those of others like him, alive, by embodying them in how we examine issues and contribute to a better society and kinder humanity

At times like these, teachers turn to organizations they know and trust for guidance and materials to inform their teaching. Yet what I have seen shared by most organizations that teachers may rely on has ranged from nonexistent, to incomplete and disappointing, to inaccurate and dangerous. Thank you for compiling a range of resources in various media from the United States and from Palestine and Israel. I have shared this list and will continue to do so.

I’ve been compiling materials (including your list) to share with friends and colleagues as well, and there are a couple I recommend for addition to your excellent list.

Jewish Currents has published “The Hamas Attacks and the Israeli Response: An Explainer,” which answers many important and basic questions about these events.

On the realities of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation, these two films capture in powerful and deeply human ways what it has meant for Palestinians to live under Israeli military occupation in the West Bank.

The Present, winner of 2021 BAFTA for Best Short Film and nominated for the Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film, 24. min. Streams on Netflix.

Five Broken Cameras, nominated for the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2013. I can tell you that I showed this film to my students in Washington, D.C. in 2015 and received incredibly positive responses from them.
On the creation of the state of Israel

This short video from Vox (16 minutes), How Palestinians were expelled from their homes, does a remarkably thorough job of explaining how the state of Israel was created and what that meant for the people of Palestine.

Al Jazeera’s coverage has also been outstanding for daily reports and discussion panels. They may be the only major international news organization with their own reporters in Gaza.

I’ve also written a few lessons that relate to Palestine. All of these were written for the Fellowship of Reconciliation and are published on their website. The first two are part of a curriculum guide I created to accompany their 1957 comic book, “Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story.” The full guide is here: https://forusa.org/mlkstudy/ But I’ll highlight the most relevant lessons below + another free-standing one.

– Boycotts: Goals, Methods, and Challenges from the U.S. to South Africa to Israel-Palestine

– This lesson features Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, who was repeatedly arrested as a child: Young People Taking a Stand: From Claudette Colvin to Today

– (not part of MLK comic project) This is a side-by-side reading of Dr. King’s “Beyond Vietnam: Time to Break Silence” speech and Michelle Alexander’s 2019 op-ed “Time to Break Silence on Palestine.” Though it’s more of an adult ed piece, I included at the end an alternative/adapted version for k-12 teachers.

I hope these may be helpful to you all and your readers. Keep up the great work!