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Welcome to the Flint Community Schools
Teaching American History Grant Program Website!
The Teaching American History Grant Program, administered by the Social Studies Department of the Flint Community Schools and funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is a professional development program for Flint Community Schools teachers. The aim of the program is to raise student achievement by improving teachers’ knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of traditional American history.
This three-year grant program, entitled Freedom Quest, is designed to engage 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th grade history teachers in a rigorous, in-depth professional development program exploring local, state, and national history that is richly integrated with the African American historical experience.
| HISTORICAL MOMENT OF THE WEEK |
| Berry Gordy Founded Motown Records with an $800 Loan (January 12, 1959) |
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After quitting his car factory job, Berry Gordy, Jr. (1929 - ) of Detroit launched Motown Record Corporation on this day by borrowing $800 from his family. Motown Records quickly became the nation’s most productive African American record company by producing musical hits. In August 1959 , Gordy purchased a home on West Grand Boulevard to house the growing company. The recording studio was widely known as Hittsville, U.S.A., and today is the Motown Historical Museum. Motown was a thriving company that appealed to youth audiences. At one time, the company had more than 450 employees whose average age was 23. Click here to learn more about the history of Motown.
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http://www.kellyken.com/today.htm |
| PRIMARY DOCUMENT OF THE MONTH |
| "The Power of Non-Violence" by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1957 |
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| HISTORICAL LECTURE OF THE MONTH |
| Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy, 1961 |
| As the nation prepares for the historic inaguration of our 44th President, Mr. Barak Obama, listen to the words delivered by President John F. Kennedy during his inauguration on January 20, 1961. Click here, and select play to view. |
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FREEDOM QUEST TAHG Fellows: Our next Practicum Work Session will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm at Sarvis.
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS TAHG Fellows: Our next Practicum Work Session will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2009 from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm at Sarvis.
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