Teaching Points

• Timelines are the presentation of a chronological sequence of related events along a drawn line that enables us to quickly understand cause and effect relationships relating to, or limited by, time.

• Timelines help us to understand how our struggle for education justice has developed over time, connect our organizing to other movements, and assess the future trends of our struggle.

• Timelines create opportunities for organizations and leaders to insert their own personal timelines as history makers.