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Bookmark or Share- Youth in Revolt: Five Revolutions Started by Young ActivistsYouth were instrumental in the civil rights movement’s most memorable moments—and they were just as engaged behind the scenes. Together, these young adults desegregated schools in the Jim Crow...
- Youth in the Civil Rights Movement - Library of CongressYouth in the Civil Rights Movement. At its height in the 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement drew children, teenagers, and young adults into a maelstrom of meetings, marches, violence, and in some cases, imprisonment. Why did so many young people decide to become activists for social justice?
- A Century of Black Youth Activism - JSTOR DailyIn the wake of the postwar Civil Rights and Black Power movements, Franklin writes, Black youth activism pushed in several directions. On college campuses in the 1980s, many Black activists advocated divestment from South Africa’s apartheid regime.
- As Teenagers, They Protested Trump’s Climate Policy. Now What?The youth climate movement, which widely defines itself as people under 35, celebrated the 2022 passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest climate law in U.S. history. Among other things ...
- Building Youth Movements for Community Change - Movement Strategy CenterThis article looks at youth movements around the world to see how the most marginalized young people have influenced decision makers at the highest levels of power. It examines youth development and youth empowerment work to uncover effective ways of supporting young people as agents of change. Published in Nonprofit Quarterly, Volume 8, Issue 4.
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