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Emancipation Proclamation

With the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln freed all enslaved people in “rebellious” states, forbid the military from repressing their freedom and sanctioned their military service for Union forces. This decree made emancipation a clear objective of the American Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

June 10, 2015

lesson

The Color of Law: Creating Racially Segregated Communities

This lesson is the first lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students examine the local, state and federal policies that supported racially discriminatory practices and cultivated racially segregated housing.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

Economics

October 9, 2019

article

August 19, 2015

Seven Texts to Teach Instead of 'Ceremony'

What’s your go-to text by an indigenous author? This educator calls attention to the limitations of using only Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, and offers a detailed list of suggested additional readings.

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Army Office Letter and “I am Committee” Broadside

This Reconstruction-era broadside shows the ways in which African Americans were intimidated and threatened in order to maintain a racially stratified society.

Unknown

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 9, 2018

article

March 8, 2019

What We’re Reading This Week: March 8, 2019

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

article

February 22, 2019

What We’re Reading This Week: February 22, 2019

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

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Informational

James Henry Gooding's Letter to Abraham Lincoln

A letter written by a free African-American Union soldier argues for equal pay for African-American soldiers.

James Henry Gooding

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

August 17, 2018

professional development

What's a Teacher to Do?

Here are five things you can do to make your classroom respectful and culturally sensitive.

Professional Development Topic

Classroom Culture

July 6, 2009

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Sherman’s Special Field Order, No. 15

Sherman’s Order is the source of the phrase, “forty acres and a mule,” a believed promise for land redistribution to former enslaved people.

General William T. Sherman

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 9, 2018

lesson

The Alcatraz Proclamation: A Primary Document Activity

On November 20, 1969, Alcatraz island became the unlikely stage for a landmark event in the Native American rights movement.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

July 6, 2009

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