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-### Background/Context
+## What type of PR is this? (check all applicable)
 
-### Before and After
+- [ ] ♻️ Refactor
+- [ ] ✨ Feature (e.g. API change)
+- [ ] 🐛 Bug Fix
+- [ ] 🎨 Enhancement
+- [ ] 📝 Documentation Update
+- [ ] 🔖 Release
+- [ ] 🚩 Other
 
-### Acknowledgments (optional)
+## Context
 
-### Other notes (optional)
+**_Placeholder example below:_**
+
+Closes Issue #128
+
+Right now, on the front-end, we need to pass in a token (i.e. the user needs to be logged in) before they can see a list of resource.
+
+```
+ axios
+      .get('/api/v1/resources', {
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: `Bearer ${authContext.authTokens.token}`,
+        },
+      })
+```
+
+This should be true for when users are creating a resource, but the list of resources on https://cb-react-concept.netlify.com/resources should be available to the public.
+
+## Other Related Tickets & Documents (as needed)
+
+**_Placeholder example:_** This relates to issue #23, and I also filed issue #43 as a next step to do after this PR is merged.
+
+## Implementation Details
+What was your thought process as you changed the code? What does someone need to consider in reviewing it?
+
+Placeholder example:
+
+Placeholder example:
+[x] Made GET /resources not protected by authorization
+[x] Changed setup for tests to make sure we're not authed for the GET requests, but are authed for POST, PATCH, and search.
+[x] Added test to make sure GET /api/v1/resources/{{guid}}/ and GET /api/v1/resources/ requests and search work without a token
+[x] Altered tests for GET GET /api/v1/resources/{{guid}}/ and GET /api/v1/resources/ requests and search to ensure that they also work with a token
+[x] Added tests to make sure PATCH and POST fail without a token
+[x] Added test to make sure DEL fails without a token
+
+## Related Tickets & Documents (Optional)
+
+- [ ] I've updated `requirements.txt`
+
+List the new libraries here:
+
+## Any new migration files added?
+
+- [ ] 👍 yes
+- [ ] 🙅 no, because they aren't needed
+
+## Did you add tests?
+**_Code added or changed without test coverage or good reason for exemption won't be approved._**
+
+- [ ] 👍 yes
+- [ ] 🙋 no, because I need help
+- [ ] 🙅 no, because they aren't needed
+
+## Did you add documentation?
+
+- [ ] 📜 readme.md
+- [ ] 📜 contributing.md
+- [ ] 📜 wiki entry
+- [ ] 🙋 I'd like someone to help write documentation, and will file a new issue for it
+- [ ] 🙅 no documentation needed