Uncovering and Amplifying Untold Stories | March 10, 2026

Participants will learn about the process of creating a primary source-rich lesson plan for Acts of Reparation. The lesson plan will incorporate archival materials and project-based learning strategies aligned with the film’s themes of resistance, remembrance and repair. Participants will acquire concrete tools, adaptable activities and a deeper understanding of how to help learners uncover, honor, and amplify the stories that shape our collective history, ensuring that more voices are heard, remembered, and respected in both classroom and community spaces.

1. Check-Ins and Icebreakers: Introduction to Acts of Reparation and archive as community building opportunity.
2. Acts of Reparation Filmmaker Presentation: Acts of Reparation co-directors Selina Lewis Davidson and Macky Alston will give a presentation on their on archival research and community building processes. Includes a live Q&A and discussion.
3. Acts of Reparation Lesson Presentation: Present the Acts of Reparation lesson plan with an emphasis on bridge building and civic understanding through hands-on archival student research.
4. Hands-On Research / Group Work:  Participants will reflect on the process of creating the Project-Based Learning Toolkit and exploring research-based inquiry as a community building tool for learning environments. They will also discuss the ways that this experience can connect the past to the present, informing historical understanding and civic awareness and engagement for students.

Project-Based Learning Toolkit

Educator participants will co-create a Project-Based Learning Toolkit in the course of the three-part webinar series. Dedicated interactive activities at the end of each session will guide the toolkit development. Informed by the strategies and themes explored in each webinar, the toolkit will include practical insights, customizable templates, sample student project ideas, curated Library of Congress (LOC) resources, and ready-to-use classroom strategies. It will be designed to strengthen learners’ research skills, particularly their ability to navigate archival collections, critically evaluate primary sources, and engage thoughtfully with multimedia cultural products.

To take full advantage of this learning and tool-building opportunity, we recommend participating in all three webinar sessions.

The Acts of Reparation Lesson Plan

This Lesson Plan will serve as a cornerstone resource, demonstrating how to guide students through historical inquiry using Library of Congress (LOC) primary sources. Focused on preserving collective memory and connecting history to civic action, the lesson will include a research assignment that encourages students to engage with archival materials to explore the intersection of public memory, identity, and healing. The lesson will culminate in a creative student response that could include visual art, performance, or mixed media projects based on historical findings and family or community stories.

This Lesson Plan is currently in development.

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Speakers

Selina Lewis Davidson

Selina Lewis Davidson is co-producer and is making her directorial debut as co-director of Acts of Reparation, a documentary feature film that follows two friends – one Black, one white – as they travel south to their ancestral lands to explore what reparations mean to them.

She co-founded GreenHouse Pictures with Producer Nancy Roth. The New York/Northern California-based documentary production company is dedicated to telling diverse stories from a variety of perspectives that enlighten, educate and entertain. Prior to founding GreenHouse Pictures, Selina produced documentary film and television in Los Angeles and New York. 

Macky Alston

Macky Alston is currently co-directing and producing Acts of Reparation, a documentary feature film that follows two friends – one Black, one white – as they travel south to their ancestral lands to explore what reparations mean to them.

Alston founded and directed Auburn Media, a program of Auburn Seminary that equipped more than 10,000 leaders of faith and moral courage to speak out for justice through the media. He founded the Hartley Media Impact Initiative at Auburn Seminary with Sara Masters, designed to equip communities of faith with documentary content that can help them advance justice. Previously, Alston served as Executive Director of the Hartley Film Foundation, a granting organization supporting documentaries on faith and justice.