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Slavery and the Civil War, Part 1

What really caused the Civil War? This episode, with Bethany Jay, Ph.D., examines the complex role that slavery played in causing the Civil War and outlines ways to teach this history and clarify our understanding of the Confederacy.

July 8, 2019

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In the Footsteps of Others: Process Drama

Lindsay Anne Randall explains “process drama” — a method to help build empathy and understand the risks and complexities that enslaved individuals faced.

July 8, 2019

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(Bonus) Ten More … Film and the History of Slavery

Film historian Ron Briley returns with more suggestions for teaching through film — from thought-provoking documentaries and feature films to miniseries.

August 1, 2019

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June 12, 2019

Teaching Juneteenth

Young men of color in matching outfits dancing together outside.

The history of Juneteenth acknowledges hard history while also empowering students to be advocates for change.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 15, Spring 1999

New Voices, New Visions

A conversation with Daphne Muse.

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Issue 46, Spring 2014

The Gentle Catalyst

Afraid to teach about privilege? Three teachers show how it’s done.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Doing the Work of Teaching Hard History

In many ways, the U.S. has fallen short of its ideals. How can we explain this to students — particularly in the context of discussing slavery? This episode offers practical strategies.

July 21, 2025

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November 18, 2015

How State Standards Represent Indigenous Peoples

In this Q&A blog, education researcher Kate Shuster asks Sarah Shear of Penn State University-Altoona about how indigenous history is taught in U.S. classrooms and why many states’ standards need to be revamped.

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Explore the History of ‘Loving’

Learning for Justice produced this interdisciplinary teacher’s guide for The Loving Story, a documentary film about a couple’s fight to end the ban on interracial marriage.

June 24, 2022

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Representative Lewis Discusses Reenacting Historic Bus Rides of 1961 Video Transcript

This piece is to accompany The Freedom RidersForty years ago, a dozen or so friends decided to test a new ruling that banned the forced separation of whites and blacks in interstate travel. They became known as Freedom Riders, and they paved the way for the civil rights struggle. John Lewis joined the original rides. He is now a Congressman from Georgia. Well, today they're retracing their steps from the spring of '61.

April 5, 2011

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