The Shared Legacies College Facilitation Guide is a comprehensive new educational resource designed to help faculty, staff, student leaders, and campus partners maximize the impact of all three versions of the award-winning documentary Shared Legacies: The African American–Jewish Civil Rights Alliance (40-minute classroom edition, 60-minute seminar edition, and 96-minute campus feature film). More than a discussion guide, it provides practical tools for creating meaningful learning experiences that connect historical understanding with contemporary challenges and opportunities for coalition-building.

 

Grounded in the study of the African American–Jewish civil rights alliance, the guide equips campus facilitators to navigate difficult conversations, foster constructive dialogue across differences, and help students listen deeply to experiences and perspectives beyond their own. Through structured discussion frameworks, writing prompts, assessment rubrics, and action-oriented exercises, participants are encouraged not only to examine the past but also to envision and build shared futures. The guide highlights the experiences of diverse communities and invites students to explore how solidarity, civic engagement, and relationship-building can address today's most pressing social challenges. Our guide acknowledges that the alliance celebrated in the film has expanded beyond its Black-Jewish origins. Latino, immigrant, and other minority communities increasingly share common stakes in civil rights, dignity, safety, and belonging.

 

Whether used for a one-time screening, a residence hall program, leadership retreat, first-year seminar, or integrated into semester-long coursework, the guide offers flexible, robust, and adaptable programming. It is particularly well suited for courses and programs focused on coalition theory, intersectionality, restorative justice, civic education, religious pluralism, leadership development, and/or arts-based civic learning. With ready-to-use session blueprints ranging from 50-minute class periods to full campus symposiums, the Shared Legacies College Facilitation Guide transforms a film screening into a powerful educational experience that inspires reflection, dialogue, and action.