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This resource includes quotes, key terms/names/historical events, and guiding questions for many of the 30+ essays and creative works that compose "The 1857 Project."

Christina Sneed
Guest Contributor

This lesson plan is designed to introduce William Freivogel’s essay, and The 1857 Project as a whole, through discussion questions and guided reading.

Christina Sneed
Guest Contributor

These activities model ways that students can apply writing, research, discussion, and visual arts skills to explorations of essays written by students for The 1857 Project.

Christina Sneed
Guest Contributor

Garrett Yalch is a philosophy student at Washington University in St. Louis. He has previously worked on stories for The Frontier about climate change, Oklahoma's medical marijuana industry, and the...

Misha Milan Marshall is currently a registered medical assistant at Affinia Healthcare where she loves caring for all her pediatric patients, from newborns to adolescents. Marshall has worked in...

Uma Paithankar is a rising junior at Washington University in St. Louis, majoring in genomics and computational biology with a minor in computer science. On campus, she is a founder and co-president...

Leanne Tippett Mosby is pursuing a master's in journalism at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia. She came to the university after a 22-year career with the Missouri Department...

Emily Gross is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, where she majored in political science and Jewish, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. She graduated with honors and received the first...

Sara Shipley Hiles is an associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and the executive director of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, a collaborative reporting...

Kim Daniel has been the subject of several Pulitzer Center-supported stories that have appeared on St. Louis Public Radio as part of Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson's 63106 Project. Daniel currently...

Elle Moxley covers education for KCUR. You can reach her on Twitter @ellemoxley.