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Freedom Riders
An angry mob beat the Freedom Riders when they arrived in Montgomery. How do you explain that to young children?
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Lessons of 1964: The Movement Continues
This year's civil rights anniversaries can be a call to action.
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Latinos and the Fourteenth Amendment: A Primary Document Activity
In this lesson, students will work in pairs and use expert reading strategies to analyze the Court’s ruling in Hernandez v. Texas. After participating in a carousel discussion, students will write a three-minute paper describing how the United States would be different if the Court had reached an alternate conclusion.
September 14, 2009
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Seeing ALL Identities of LGBTQ Youth of Color
Giovanni Blair McKenzie gave this speech about supporting LGBTQ youth of color and “interlocking forms of discrimination” at the 2015 Human Rights Campaign’s Time to THRIVE conference.
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Students Say Teach the Truth
An LFJ award winner centers her students’ perspectives in the current conversation about racism, social justice education and the need for an inclusive national narrative.
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Support LGBTQ Students and Educators as Our Rights Are Decided
As the Supreme Court hears cases to decide whether federal law protects LGBTQ people from employment discrimination, one queer educator explains how his colleagues can be accomplices in the fight for LGBTQ civil rights.
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One America for today, tomorrow and forever, Clinton says
President Clinton delivered this speech at Little Rock's Central High School during a 40th-anniversary ceremony, in which he recognized the strength, conviction,and sacrifice shown by the Little Rock Nine and their parents.
July 7, 2014
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Police Violence: New Jersey Bill Puts Onus and Blame On Children
This bill calls for “mutual cooperation and respect” concerning interactions with police—and it misses the point.
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What We’re Reading This Week: August 16, 2019
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.