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Map from “Freedom and Slavery, and the Coveted Territories”

A map of the United States with shading to indicate slave states, free states and territories, with details such as the states’ representation in Congress and their number of enslaved people.

Horace Greeley & Thomas M’Elrath

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

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History

Geography

December 14, 2017

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Building an Inclusive, Multiracial Democracy

This election season, we ground ourselves in supporting the work to increase power and capacity for a multiracial, inclusive democracy in the South and across our nation. In our Fall 2023 magazine, Angela Glover Blackwell, founder in residence of PolicyLink, and Margaret Huang, CEO and president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, shared their thoughts on the transformational possibilities of that democracy.

A Time of Transformation and Possibility
Paving the Way to a Vibrant Multiracial Democracy
Civics for Democracy

July 29, 2024

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July 13, 2010

Bridging the Cultural Gaps in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s work is so powerful and popular that it has never been out of print, selling more than 30 million copies.

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April 28, 2016

Students Jailed for “Disorderly Conduct”

A law fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center details a disturbing pattern: A student is arrested for minor misbehavior, the parents are kept in the dark, and the family finds itself navigating the criminal justice system.

Topic

Ability

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September 17, 2020

Stop Talking in Code: Call Them Black Boys

A Black educator challenges colleagues to consider the school-based and societal implications of calling Black boys “Black males.”

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Examining Stereotypes in Books

This lesson is intended to help guide children to respond to literature with an eye toward social justice.

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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Reading & Language Arts

July 10, 2017

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October 11, 2019

What We’re Reading This Week: October 11, 2019

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

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January 13, 2020

Teaching About King’s Radical Approach to Social Justice

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Bettmann/Getty Images

While Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s work is often sugarcoated, it’s important to teach that King championed economic justice and taught Black self-love while also pushing back against neutrality, imperialism and systemic racism.

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Class Rights & Activism

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The Thrilling Tale of How Robert Smalls Seized a Confederate Ship and Sailed it to Freedom

This story is the retelling of Robert Smalls' escape from slavery with his entire family in tow. With a plan "as dangerous as it was brilliant," Smalls commandeers a Confederate ship and successfully navigates it out of Charleston's blockaded port and into the hands of the Union army.

Cate Lineburg

Grade Level

6-8

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Class

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History

July 31, 2018

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Issue 60, Fall 2018

Toolkit for “A Museum. A Memorial. A Message.”

This toolkit—adapted from our viewer’s guide for 'An Outrage: A Documentary Film About Lynching in the American South'—provides guidance for educators hoping to tackle this tough topic in the classroom.

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