"Giving voice to the voiceless, 'The Chicago Defender' condemned Jim Crow, catalyzed the Great Migration, and focused the electoral power of black America. Robert S. Abbott founded 'The Defender' in 1905, smuggled hundreds of thousands of copies into the most isolated communities in the segregated South, and was dubbed a 'Modern Moses,' becoming one of the first black millionaires in the process. His successor wielded the newspaper's clout to elect...

A class takes a field trip to the newspaper, where they learn about the jobs of a reporter and a photographer, how the newspaper gets the news, who buys advertisements, and how the newspaper is delivered to readers.

Presents a selection of events that occurred in Minnesota, highlighting the darker history of the state. Topics range from a flu epidemic that claimed over ten thousand citizens to the last criminal hanging to the murder of Elizabeth Congdon. Includes original newspaper excerpts and archival photographs.

Big Bear, Rabbit, and the other animals work hard to write, edit, and print their newspaper, "The Furry News." Includes tips for making your own newspaper and defines a number of newspaper terms.

Explains the purpose of an opinion essay and offers readers tips on how to write an effective opinion piece. Includes examples.

Minnesotans are a tough lot, capable of pulling a house six miles by muscle alone or giving birth to a sixteen-pound boy. In 1921, young Phoebe Fairgrave set a parachute world record, stepping off the wing of a biplane 15,200 feet above the Twin Cities. In 1962, the last powerhouse Gophers football team brought home the Rose Bowl trophy. A year later, thirteen-year-old Jean Webb of Minneapolis risked arrest and refused to leave a segregated restaurant....