We are living in history now, what has happened today will be studied in years to come yet as a country, how have we learned from our history as we create new history? What is our responsibility to know our history so that we can continue to move forward? We will explore this today with our panelists along with ideas of what it means to live in a democracy. 

Panelists:

• Stan Abell, History Teacher, Noblesville High School
• Shelley Bethel, Equity and Inclusion Integration Coach, Noblesville Schools
• Cornelius Minor, Brooklyn-Based Educator
• Patrick Propst, Pastor, Faith Community Church
• Wendy Nelson, Bilingual Family Liaison, Noblesville Schools

Resources:

Picture Book

• She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World by Chelsea Clinton

Books

• The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
• Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
• Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A Blackmon
• The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

Documentary

• 13th Directed by Ava DuVernay