Sara Merlo, the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project’s Education Consultant, was interviewed for podcast The Teacher’s Forum about her work with CRRJ and the development of high school curricula centered on cases contained in the Burnham-Nobles Digital Archive.
In the episode, released Novemeber 4, host and 8th grade teacher David Harris spoke with Merlo about addressing the “harms resulting from the massive breakdown in law enforcement in the South from 1930 through 1970.” They also discussed the role of restorative justice in education, mindful teaching of these histories, and approach to descendent communities engaged in this work.
Listen to the episode here:
The Teacher’s Forum is a platform for educators nationally and internationally, with a special focus on educators of color who are often under-represented in crucial education discussions
Merlo has spent the last nine months selecting cases of racialized killing from the 59 which occurred in her home state, North Carolina, and are contained in the Burnham-Nobles Digital Archive. Assisted by Kayla Scott, a former high school U.S. History Teacher and 2L student at Howard University Law, Merlo has designed three thematic source packets using these cases: Law Enforcement, Violence and Neglect; Black Soldiers and Veterans; and Lynching and Failure of the Law.
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