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Teens Explore Past, ‘Privilege’ and Path to Overcoming Discrimination
Operation Understanding DC explores common ground by bringing African-American and Jewish students together for a year of cross-cultural exploration.
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Under Attack
The bullying of teachers is slowly entering the national spotlight. How will your school respond?
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On Emancipation Day in D.C., Two Memorials Tell Very Different Stories
Two memorials have been built in commemoration of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation-one in 1896 and 1998. And while they both pay tribute to the same event, they depict the African Americans within them in very different lights.
July 16, 2018
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Athletes, Advocates and Role Models (The Philly Special)
In the wake of the Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl LII win, this South Jersey teacher looks past the celebration to talk with his students about how some players use their influence to create positive change and to challenge his students to do the same.
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Frederick Douglass Describes Enslavers
In this specific passage, which comes from the book’s first chapter, Douglass describes his enslavers. The passage focuses on Douglass’s memory of his first encounter with the brutality of his enslavers.
January 6, 2018
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Sherman’s Special Field Order, No. 15
Sherman’s Order is the source of the phrase, “forty acres and a mule,” a believed promise for land redistribution to former enslaved people.
January 9, 2018
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From MLK to #BlackLivesMatter: A Throughline for Young Students
When it comes to making civil rights movements of the past accessible for young students, the connections to the present are right in front of us.
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Reflecting on Personal Stories
Students learn about the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans from people who lived through it. This video depicts how students use metaphorical thinking to deepen their understanding using the thinking routine, Color-Symbol-Image.
February 22, 2019
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Meet Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass made an amazing journey from slavery to freedom. Once free, Douglass committed his life to fighting for the freedom of others.
January 7, 2019
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Toolkit for "Finding Our Power: A Q&A with Carol Anderson"
This toolkit offers resources that can help you teach the subject of voter suppression and contextualize this history for students.