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Who is Responsible for the War?
In this speech, Alexander H. Stephens appeals to his fellow Southerners to vote against secession by highlighting what the consequences of secession might be.
December 15, 2017
July 6, 2009
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Students Break Out of Fixed-Race Box
My journalism students were brainstorming topics for their final story projects. I urged them to come up with compelling ideas that relate to their experiences but that push deeply into national trends. “Stop letting all the midlife writers (like myself) tell your stories,” I pushed. “Tell your own.”
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It’s Not “Just a Joke”
A recent news segment offers a great lesson in privilege and the dangerous social function of humor based on identity.
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Post-election Activity: “Voting in Your Town”
The election is tomorrow! Are you discussing voter registration and turnout with your students?
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A Message From Our Director
TT director Maureen Costello ushers in the digital age with our first online issue.
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Papalotzin and the Monarchs: A Bilingual Tale of Breaking Down Walls
When a wall is built between the Great North and the Great South, nothing can pass by it, not the clouds or the wind or even the monarch butterflies. When both sides begin to suffer, Papalotzin, Royal Butterfly, breaks down the Great Wall.
July 2, 2014
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Freedom Riders
The freedom riders, black and white, joined together to effect change. Traveling across the South while enduring ridicule and pain, they helped ensure that doors were open to all people, regardless of skin color.
July 5, 2014
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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?