At the heart of this experience is the Voice Remix Project—an opportunity for students to study, reflect on, and step into the power of public speech. Spanning the years 1850 to 1945, this thematic unit explores five major social movements—Black rights, women's rights, immigrant rights, labor rights, and Indigenous rights-through the lens of oratory. Students analyze powerful historical speeches from these movements to understand how language has been used to demand change, affirm dignity, and shape public consciousness. Here are some students' work samples:

Inspired by these legacies, students then craft and deliver their own speeches rooted in the issues they care about most today. Drawing on rhetorical strategies from the past and applying them to the present, they develop voice, conviction, and clarity. Students' remixed speeches can be shared in community forums, school assemblies, or via podcasts and other media platforms. By using their voices and sharing their visions for inclusion in America, students engage in the civic act of showing up—and, in doing so, they nurture a sense of agency essential not only to a thriving democracy, but to their own healthy development.