The Land That Never Has Been Yet

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episode ten in our series exploring democracy in the us. How can we expect children to participate and safeguard democracy when we don't immerse them in practising democracy? And what would it look like if we did? Ben james, a writer and radio producer based in massachusetts, reported this story for us. Some of the music in ben's story is from the summer street brass band, a band made up entirely of middle and high school students. We call the series the land that never has been yet.

In most American schools, children *hear about* democracy, but don’t get to *practice* it. What would a more engaged brand of civics education look like?

Story reported by Ben James, with host John Biewen and collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Arielle Jennings, Hilary Moss, and Nikole Hannah-Jones.

The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by the Summer Street Brass Band, Algiers, John Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.

Photo: Stephen Buckley, Jelicity Mercado, Bella Goncalves, and Angelica Pareja, eighth-grade students at Pyne Arts Magnet School in Lowell, Massachusetts, with their award at Civics Day in Boston, December 2019.