ACLU Animator Dishes on New Series That Educates Kids on Their Constitutional Rights

Lake credited “School House Rock,” the animated kids’ show covering topics from civics to technology to the bop of catchy rock songs, as part of his inspiration behind KYR-U. After School House Rock ended in 2004, a gap was left in educational programs dedicated to children. Now, the ALCU is working to change that with Know Your Rights University.

“It just felt like this is a perfect time for us as an organization. We’ve always wanted to do something like this. We wanted to do more proactive education versus just reactionary,” Lake continued. “We know that the best way for all of us to help our country move forward is to keep asking questions and to have that understanding of ‘Never forget, you have rights.’”