Every Voice Counts: Lowell’s Immigrant Communities and the Push for Equitable Voting Representation
Sue Kim, Ph.D., professor of English at University of Massachusetts Lowell
Oren Sellstrom, Litigation Director, Lawyers for Civil Rights
This webinar took place on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.
A recording of the Every Voice Counts: Lowell’s Immigrant Communities and the Push for Equitable Voting Representation webinar is available.
Prof. Kim and Mr. Sellstrom will talk about the major voting rights case, Huot v. City of Lowell, brought on behalf of Asian-American and Latinx voters to dismantle the at-large electoral system in Lowell. Prof. Kim was a plaintiff in the lawsuit and Mr. Sellstrom was the attorney who won the groundbreaking victory in the case.
Remote Learning Modules: Document Collections
With these primary source collections, companion questions, and writing prompts, high school students take an in-depth look at a topic, analyze documents, draw conclusions, and find relevance. These modules fit right into Google Classroom, or any learning management system, so teachers can collect students' work.
Lowell's Voting Rights Lawsuit
This webinar addresses the following standards from the new MA Social Studies Curriculum Frameworks:
- Topic 4.4. Define and provide examples of fundamental principles and values of American political and civic life (e.g., liberty, the common good, justice, equality, tolerance, law and order, due process, rights of individuals, diversity, civic unity, patriotism, constitutionalism, popular sovereignty, and representative democracy).
- Topics 4.5. Describe how a democracy provides opportunities for citizens to participate in the political process through elections, political parties, and interest groups.
- Topic 4.8. Explain the importance of individuals working cooperatively with their elected leaders.