The Robert H. Jackson Center invites students in grades 3 and 4 to experience history in a unique way. On Tuesday, June 15, the Jackson Center presents 2 virtual performances of Living Voices' the New American, at 9:00 am and at 1:00 pm. Living Voices is offered by TheatreWorks USA and students will experience a unique multi-media combination of theater, digital, and live interaction that creates a high impact experience and an unforgettable journey through history.
For students in the 3rd and 4th grades, New American tells the story of hard times in Europe in the early 1900s, which forced many people to pull up their roots, and set out for a new life in America. This is the story of one of these immigrants, an Irish girl named Bridget, whose first steps in America took her through Ellis Island to New York's Lower East Side. The program follows Bridget as she is placed in steerage on a steamship headed for New York. Onboard, she makes a new friend and learns to weather the storms at sea. At Ellis Island, Bridget is tagged and numbered. Thousands of immigrants are crammed into a huge, noisy facility.
Registration is required to attend this free webinar. Please complete the form below to register. Once the form is completed, you'll receive an email with the link and the passcode to the webinar (if you don't see the email in your inbox, be sure to check your spam folder!)
Please Note: Because this program is in a webinar format, participants are unable to share their screens. If you have students participating in the webinar remotely, please be sure to forward the link and password to them directly.
These programs were made possible through the generosity of M & T Bank, Ahlstrom Schaeffer Electric, and Dan and Connie Evans.
The Robert H. Jackson Center is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization that is dedicated to presenting accurate and balanced information about complex issues. The opinions expressed by various guest speakers, panelists, and authors do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center, its Board, and supporters.
The Center fulfills its educational mission by welcoming diverse views and by providing a forum to explore a wide range of perspectives on often controversial legal and public policy issues. While we make an effort to ensure the information we provide is accurate and balanced, we welcome your comments, suggestions, or correction of any factual errors.
Since 2001, the Robert H. Jackson Center has preserved the values embodied in the life and works of Robert H. Jackson, who served as U.S. Solicitor General, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and Chief U.S. Prosecutor of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Through programs, presentations, exhibits, media, internships, and scholarship, the Center seeks to demonstrate to current and future generations the relevance and applicability of Justice Jackson’s ideas and writings. The Center provides educational content on the United States Constitution and Supreme Court, civil rights, the legacy of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg and international human rights, and the rule of law. During his illustrious career, Justice Jackson addressed these subjects, and the Center recognizes his thinking remains relevant today.
