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June 14, 2022

Juneteenth Observances Promote ‘Absolute Equality’

A mural commemorating Juneteenth stretches across the wall of a building.

At the birthplace of Juneteenth, residents urge us to engage with honest history to build a just society.

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Slavery Rights & Activism

February 28, 2022

Teaching Reconstruction Is Absolutely Necessary

Banner text: Erasing the Black Freedom Struggle: How State Standards Fail to Teach the Truth about Reconstruction

Most state standards don’t accurately represent the Reconstruction era. The Zinn Education Project’s new Teach Reconstruction campaign and report highlight why truthful teaching about this period is a must.

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Slavery Rights & Activism

October 5, 2020

Teaching the Hard History of Indigenous Slavery

The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors title.

TT’s newest film, ‘The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors,’ offers a classroom-ready introduction to the history of Indigenous enslavement in what is now the United States.

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Slavery Rights & Activism

August 8, 2018

Learning for Justice 101: A Guide to Our Resources

Person writing notes while looking at computer

Perhaps you get our magazine and you’ve used our films. But Learning for Justice offers so much more! As a new school year starts, we review some of our favorite—and most popular—resources.

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Slavery Religion Ability Class Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

March 1, 2018

We Rest Our Case: American Slavery Is Widely Mistaught

Abolitionists William Still, Sojourner Truth, William Loyd Garrison, unidentified male and female slaves, and Black Union soldiers in front of American flag

After hearing from skeptics about our Teaching Hard History report findings, TT Director Maureen Costello came across striking new evidence that the project is necessary.

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Slavery

February 14, 2018

“All Our Terrible and Beautiful History”: Teach American History as a Human Story

Professor David W. Blight, director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, explains why prevailing American historical narratives necessitate Teaching Tolerance's Teaching Hard History report and recommendations.

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Slavery Rights & Activism

Issue 55, Spring 2017