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Patty and Abigail
Patty, a young enslaved girl, shares some insight about life on a South Carolina plantation.
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Yaki's Mural
In this Story Corner from Teaching Tolerance Magazine, Yaki is nervous about making friends at her new school but finds a way to share her culture and art with her new class by creating a class mural.
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A Student Remembers Her School's 'Lunch Man,' Philando Castile
On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile was pulled over by police near Saint Paul, Minn., after being misidentified as a robbery suspect. He was then shot and killed by an officer during the traffic stop. In this StoryCorps edition, Chad Eisen-Ramgren has a conversation with his 10-year-old daughter, who was a student at the school where Mr. Phil managed the cafeteria.
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New Girl in School
This story follows a girl who befriends the first African American to attend High Point Central High School, as a result of desegregation. What begins as an unintended and awkward experience in the cafeteria, becomes a strong and admirable friendship.
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Small Truths: The Immigration Experience Through the Eyes of Children
This film documents English language learners as they write and tell personal stories from their past.
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Change for the Better: I dare to dream in NYC
In this essay, Nhi relates her experience of moving to the United States from Vietnam when she was in high school. Her story illustrates the value of perseverance and “putting yourself out there.”
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Families
This excerpt explains that families are defined by love, caring and sharing, not the number or gender of its members.
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One Million Men and Me
Based on a true person, this story is told from the perspective of a little girl whose dad took her to the Million Man March—where she saw the tears, happiness, and chants of men banding together for a common purpose.