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June 20, 2023

Connect Voting Rights History to Current Policies and Discourse

A diverse group of people are moving toward the right and the person in front is holding a banner that reads "Protect voting rights for all."

Uncovering the honest history of voting rights in the U.S. is crucial to create an inclusive society and realize the democratic ideals expressed in the Constitution.

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Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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Issue 64, Spring 2020

The New YA

Illustration of a young person reading under a yellow light while surrounded by a scene from the book they are reading.

Young readers’ editions can change the way we teach history.

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Out of Auschwitz

Samuel Pisar, a survivor of Auschwitz, recounts his liberation at age 16 from the most notorious Nazi death camp.

Samuel Pisar

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9-12

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Religion

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History

Geography

July 5, 2014

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Issue 60, Fall 2018

Toolkit for "Segregation by Design"

This toolkit suggests ways to use primary sources to help students uncover the realities of segregation and how it was deliberately perpetuated in the United States.

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Issue 21, Spring 2002

Everyday People

Folklore invites students to explore the curriculum of "real life."

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Bullying & Bias

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Issue 42, Fall 2012

Open the Door to a Safe Learning Environment

Counselor Torrye Reeves believes there are three keys to keeping parents involved with their kids at school: communication, communication, communication.

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Issue 37, Spring 2010

Uncovering the Movement

Let students ‘do’ history for themselves.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 11, Spring 1997

Arabic Spoken Here

Language lessons create common ground in a Detroit elementary school.

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Informational

An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America

Henry Highland Garnet was an African-American abolitionist, minister, educator and newspaper editor. Garnet delivered “An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America” at the National Negro Convention in Buffalo, N.Y., on Aug. 16, 1843.

Henry Highland Garnet

Grade Level

9-12

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Religion Rights & Activism

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History

July 2, 2014

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March 14, 2018

Insist on Persistent Women: Women's History in the K-8 Classroom

Young people need stories of persistent women who have fought for gender equality. Women's History Month is a good time for us to recommit to teaching those stories.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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