“We linked the George Floyd killing to centuries of racial injustice,” explained Auerbach. The program studied Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Langston Hughes and others.
“We link today to what we’re reading from the past and many of our students found a voice in poetry in editorials and essays and on the frontlines of the protests,” said Auerbach.
Read the full article at: https://wkow.com/2021/05/26/the-uw-odyssey-project-shines-a-light-on-george-floyds-death/