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Thanksgiving 2018

For far too many students, Thanksgiving stories and celebrations serve as their first introduction to the histories and cultures of American Indians. The resources in this edition of The Moment offer the opportunity to teach a more accurate story about the origins of Thanksgiving.

Teaching Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way
When Trivia Isn’t Trivial

November 13, 2018

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January 11, 2017

Teaching the Inauguration

Struggling with how to address the upcoming inauguration in your classroom? Consider teaching about inaugural history.

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December 10, 2013

We’ve Got Egg on Our Blackface

Wearing blackface as a joke or a tribute suggests lack of understanding about the origin of this racist practice.

article

January 10, 2014

“Playing Black” for Laughs

Costumes and makeup aren’t the only markers for cultural appropriation. Dr. Neal Lester explains the prevalence of—and problems with—“figurative blackface.”

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Informational

Julia Moves to the United States

Teaching Tolerance illustration of young gilr with colorful hair moving to the cold big city

Sean McCollum gives an account of writer Julia Alvarez's move to the United States from the Dominican Republic as a young girl. Although Alvarez struggled to fit in in this unfamiliar place, she finally found a comfortable niche in her writing.

Sean McCollum

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Immigration

Subject

History

Geography

July 9, 2014

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Issue 47, Summer 2014

Julia Moves to the United States

When 10-year-old Julia Alvarez immigrated to New York, she learned the power of words.

Topic

Immigration

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Peaceful Lessons from Peaceful Leaders: Tri-Leadership

This shortest month of the year is typically filled with history reports, pageants, guest speakers, cultural fairs and the like. Seldom a day goes by that we don't hear the names of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Madame C.J. Walker, George Washington Carver, and so on.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

July 17, 2009

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June 26, 2014

The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Making Our Nation Whole

The Civil Rights Act outlawed hiring discrimination, segregated public schools and public spaces and discriminatory voter registration policies, paving the way for future civil rights legislation.

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

May 10, 2013

Microaggressions Have No Place in School

When a student directed an LGBT slur at a classmate, this teacher missed the teachable moment. He won’t let that happen again.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Informational

Always Running

In this excerpt from his memoir, Rodriguez provides a stirring recollection from his adolescence: the first time he experienced racism as a result of being an immigrant in America. As he says, the experience "stays with [him] like a foul odor."

Luis J. Rodriguez

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Immigration

July 2, 2014

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