ProjectCiv: Promoting Civil Political Discourse In High School with Librarian Amanda Smithfield

February 7th, 2020  |  49 mins 13 secs

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How do you engage teens in civil political discourse? One librarian in Nashville created a program called ProjectCiv, which seeks to promote monthly discussions between high school Republicans and Democrats. Amanda Williams Smithfield joins me on the podcast to discuss her work.

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