Introductory Webinar

Charlottesville and Confederate Monuments in the United States

Monday, November 4, 2024 10:00 am — 11:30 am

Webinar

DETAILS

Note that this webinar will begin at 10 am ET / 4 pm CET.

EuroClio’s “Monument(al) Challenges” series includes this webinar that will introduce a range of teaching resources for addressing contested historical legacies in the classroom. We will explore the contested legacy of the Confederacy in the United States, and in particular the lesson plan that the Choices Program developed on the Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, in the wake of the white supremacist ‘Unite the Right’ rally in 2017.

Co-sponsored by EuroClio

$0 Per Person

A collage of photos of various monuments

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Participants will receive a complimentary one-year digital license for the Choices Program’s curriculum unit Racial Slavery in the Americas: Resistance, Freedom, and Legacies.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This webinar is open to all educators who teach about or are interested in learning more about teachinga bout Confederate monuments, slavery, and slavery’s legacies.

WORKSHOP LEADER

Mimi Stephens

Choices Director of Sales and Professional Development

Mimi is the Director of Sales and Professional Development for the Choices Program. Prior to joining the Choices Program in 2011, Mimi worked at Clark University where she served as the Director of the Teacher Center for Global Studies supporting K12 social studies teachers throughout Massachusetts for more than 20 years. Mimi holds a Masters in International Development and Social Change from Clark University.