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Students, Families and Educators Should Lead the Way on the Gun Crisis
Educator Mica Pollock and her daughter Elea call for a legislative response to school shootings.
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Discussing "The Mental Health Issue" After Parkland
When talking with students about mass shootings, you can't avoid addressing mental health. This TT staffer offers recommendations for ways you can talk about mental health with your students—without adding to the stigma already in place.
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Community Guidelines
Learning for Justice Community Guidelines Moderation Goals Learning for Justice offers opportunities for educators to comment on the content published by our staff and by other educators in the form of Learning Plans
February 23, 2018
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From Birmingham to Parkland: Celebrate the Power of Young Voices
The young activists who emerged from the Parkland, Florida, school shooting offer educators a tremendous opportunity to celebrate the power of youth activism—past and present.
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Sen. James Henry Hammond On the Admission of Kansas, Under the Lecompton Constitution Speech Before the United States Senate / Cotton is King
The "Cotton is King" speech given by Senator James Henry Hammond before the U. S. Senate on March 4, 1858.
February 20, 2018
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Walkouts, Marches and the Desire to 'Do Something': What You Need to Know About Stoneman Douglas Activism
After the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, courageous survivors have inspired a groundswell of activism and advocacy. Here's what you need to know—and what you can do, no matter your situation.
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Slavery a Positive Good
A speech given by Senator John C. Calhoun in which he argues in favor of slavery, saying that it benefits enslaved people, enslavers and the United States as a whole.
February 20, 2018
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John Quincy Adams to the Inhabitants of the 12th Congressional District
A letter written by John Quincy Adams to the 12th Congressional District regarding the use of the "Gag Rule" to prevent him from reading petitions by enslaved people on the floor of the House of Representatives. Adams argues that the Gag Rule is a violation of petitioners' rights, and to ignore this violation would endanger the rights of all Americans.
February 20, 2018
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A. J. McElveen, letter to the slaver Ziba B. Oakes, 19 January 1854
A. J. McElveen writes to the Charleston, South Carolina, enslaver Z. B. Oakes, about an enslaved man named Isaac. McElveen describes Isaac as a genius, painter, cook, carriage driver, violinist, etc.
February 20, 2018
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Teaching Social Justice in Elementary Music Class
With 40 minutes—or fewer—to spend with students each week, this elementary music teacher struggled to teach meaningful content. Then she began asking herself, "Who do I want my students to be when they leave my classroom?"