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Nat Turner, Freedom Fighter

Nat Turner was an American freedom fighter who led one of history’s most successful revolts by enslaved people in Southampton County, VA.

Dorothy H. Price

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 8, 2019

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Mum Bett’s Freedom Tale

Mum Bett hears the cries for American freedom from British tyranny and launches her own American Revolution against slavery in Massachusetts.

Anne Broyles

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Slavery

Subject

Civics

History

January 8, 2019

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Meet Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass made an amazing journey from slavery to freedom. Once free, Douglass committed his life to fighting for the freedom of others.

Julia Delacroix

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 7, 2019

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Lives of the Enslaved in Their Own Words

In the face of extreme punishment for enslaved people and breaking the law for whites, roughly 5 percent of the enslaved population learned to read and write. Letters like the ones written below show the lengths they would go to learn.

Barbara Spindel

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 7, 2019

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J.D. Green

J.D. Green was born into slavery but spent his life resisting the institution by escaping to freedom five times.

Lauryn Mascareñaz

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 7, 2019

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Is Reading Bad?

Two small boys on a plantation strike up a dangerous friendship.

Patty Johnson

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 7, 2019

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Hercules’ Daughter

Young Delia learns a hard lesson from her papa about what it means to be enslaved on George Washington’s plantation.

Glenda Armand

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

Economics

January 7, 2019

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Charles Henry Langston, Freedom Fighter

Charles Henry Langston was an early abolitionist in Ohio who risked his own safety and freedom to help another man escape slavery.

Lynne Peskoe-Yang

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 7, 2019

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Teaching the Life and Legacy of MLK

Schools across the country are preparing to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The resources in this edition of The Moment will help you teach beyond the simplified story and help your students learn about this civil rights leader's life and legacy.

Going the Extra Mile for MLK Day
Teaching MLK With the Social Justice Standards
The Best of Our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Resources

January 14, 2019

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January 7, 2019

Teachers of Color Pushed Out: Why I Left the Classroom

Empty desks in a classroom with a blackboard in the background.

This educator explains why she left teaching—and some common reasons why so many other urban teachers of color leave too.

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Race & Ethnicity

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