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Separate Is Not Equal
These two images depict segregated classrooms before the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
September 3, 2015
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, The African
This excerpt gives a first-person account of Equiano’s forced transatlantic voyage, including being brought on board, the horrors of being on deck and being sold in the yard once the ship reached land.
July 29, 2016
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Signs behind the bar, in Birney, Montana
This photograph, from 1941, was taken by Marion Post Wolcott in Birney, Montana.
February 27, 2017
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Percentage of People in Poverty (2015)
This is a U.S. Census Bureau map of the U.S. population living in poverty as of 2015.
April 3, 2017
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Immigration Myths
In this lesson, students will deconstruct common myths about immigrants and the process of immigration in the United States. They will also have an opportunity to share their knowledge with the greater community.
March 7, 2017
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The Journal of a Slaver
Newton’s journal depicts the inhumane treatment of enslaved people by their captors on the Middle Passage.
January 4, 2018
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Slaves’ Petition for Freedom to the Massachusetts Legislature (1777)
This petition illustrates how enslaved people used the rhetoric of the American Revolution to point out the colonies’ hypocrisy of demanding freedom and liberty, while themselves having slavery.
January 5, 2018
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Petition of 1788 for the Abolition of Slavery in Connecticut, by Enslaved People of New Haven
This petition illustrates how enslaved people used the rhetoric of the American Revolution to point out the colonies’ hypocrisy of demanding freedom and liberty, while themselves having slavery.
January 5, 2018
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Fighting Rebels With Only One Hand
Frederick Douglass argues for African-American participation in the Union army.
August 17, 2018
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Media Consumers and Creators, What Are Your Rights and Responsibilities?
This lesson focuses on the concept of "fake news" and the responsibilities of news and media creators and consumers. Students will explore PEN America's News Consumers' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities and read an article about "fake news" that presents strategies on how to approach digital sources.
February 13, 2018