I've been amazed at how much carryover there is to current topics from our workshop--it seems that every time I look at a newspaper or magazine, there is some connection to The Long Road from Brown (scary at times). And though I really disliked the novel, I was much more aware of Harper Lee's context and potential readers for Watchman because of our week of study… Thanks for including me and the diverse and interesting group of colleagues who taught me a lot about pedagogy as well as about ways to consider race and equity.

“This workshop was incredible. I learned so much that I can't wait to take it back to my classroom. Prior to this workshop, I had very little detail about school desegregation after the Brown decision. Now, I will be able to give my students a more in-depth look at how schools were actually desegregated.”

“ It was great to see the landmarks, as they gave us the opportunity to see the places that were being discussed in the text. It created a sense of reality.”

“The Long Road from Brown was an excellent workshop that I would recommend to all teachers. It was without a doubt one of those educational experiences that leaves a mark on you and gives you a sense of purpose and duty when instructing future generations. The workshop was well organized, intentional in its instruction, and deeply informative to the complexity of desegregation in America. Not only will I use content and documents that I gathered during the workshop but I will also construct more oral history projects with my students. This was a fantastic seminar! I have participated in several NEH Landmarks, and I learned more in this past week than ever.”

“I learned so much throughout this course that encouraged me to research the history of school desegregation in Philadelphia, where I live and work. I will be able to integrate the information I have learned and researched into a unit on Civil War - Civil Rights era reading. The story of Barbara Johns was also incredibly inspiring and I feel confident that I will be able to integrate her story as an example to my students that their voices have power.”