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Learning for Justice Staff

We are the staff of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Learning for Justice program. We are committed to teaching and learning together in community to foster the practice of democracy for the greater good of our communities in the South and our nation.
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An Abolition Traitor

A Democratic laborer comments on the problem of abolitionism in the North as well as the South, claiming that the emancipation of enslaved people will result in the damaging of white labor rights and opportunities.
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Democratic Workingman (Anonymous)
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History
Social Justice Domain
December 15, 2017
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Southern Marseillaise

Likely written during or shortly after the Civil War, these song lyrics depict Southern patriotism and duty to maintaining a certain way of life. Using melodic rhymes and repetition, the author emphasizes Southern manhood, justified violence and supposedly benign slavery.
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Allan D. Francis
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Civics
History
Social Justice Domain
December 15, 2017
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At Work

The workplace is, for some, the only place they experience diversity. For those who live in segregated neighborhoods, attend segregated houses of worship or take part in segregated hobbies or activities, work becomes the only place they interact with people of varied and diverse backgrounds. It often is, for these people, a testing ground.
July 20, 2009
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When the Law Threatens Student Safety

I wish I could introduce Santos to many residents in my state. Santos is a fifth-grader at my school. I want to keep him safe. He was in my classroom for the first half of second grade. His parents are migrant workers, so when the spring, summer and fall work on South Carolina farms slows and stops for the winter, they take their family to other places and look for life-sustaining employment. Over the past three years, Santos has spent part of the school years here and part away.
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