Handout
Year-by-Year Summaries | Boston Educational Justice Timeline (en español)
This handout is for teachers who would like to provide students with a more detailed historical chronology during the human timeline activity. This resource is in Spanish.
This resource is intended for educators in the United States who are applying Spanish-language resources in the classroom.
How to Cite This Handout
Facing History & Ourselves, “Year-by-Year Summaries | Boston Educational Justice Timeline (en español)”, last updated Febrero 29, 2024.
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