The UAB School of Education's mission is to develop and share knowledge to support education, health, and wellness professionals who serve diverse worlds in urban and rural contexts.

Jeremiah Clabough, Ph.D., who is an associate professor in our secondary social science education program, is doing just that with his civil rights education research program. Dr. Clabough is working on a project with social studies teachers at I3 Academy in Birmingham, Alabama, to thematically teach civil rights issues to sixth graders.

The project aims to expand social studies and civil rights teachings in K-12 schools to help students connect civil rights issues throughout U.S. history in today's society. Dr. Clabough's research project aims to help middle school students realize that civil rights issues have been public issues throughout U.S. history. For the project, Dr. Clabough is working with a sixth-grade social studies teacher to focus lessons on a historical or contemporary figure advocating for civil rights issues in U.S. society.

Dr. Clabough's project includes ten week-long projects with multiple learning activities, assessments, and resources to explore, compare, and contrast how historical individuals advocated for civil rights issues in history.

One of the weekly resources is a book highlighting specific historical figures and discussing their civil rights advocacies. Dr. Clabough's research aims to find the best ways for students to connect historical figures and grasp how civil rights issues are present throughout U.S. history. He has already seen promising benefits of the resources as the students at i3 Academy have been consistently making evidence-based arguments in the assessments and strengthening their writing skills.

The list of books and topics in Dr. Clabough's project are below as resources for teachers, parents, and individuals to use when discussing civil rights issues.