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American Gothic
A new curriculum explores a disturbing side of the Progressive Era.
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Finding Hope in Anoka-Hennepin
Last weekend, the Southern Poverty Law Center and two partners struck a legal agreement with the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota. Amid revolution in Egypt and fears of a monster snowstorm in the Midwest, this was hardly top-shelf news. But the agreement really was a big deal for LGBT students.
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Identities
This piece accompanies Social Justice Standards: Unpacking Identity
April 17, 2014
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On This Day
As an organization committed to justice and equity, the similarities between the Watts Riots and the riots in Ferguson, Missouri following Michael Brown’s death compel us to point out that we do not live in a post-racial world.
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Buddy Share
Students choose a mode of expression—e.g., writing, art or storytelling—to share theme-related ideas and feelings with a “buddy” from outside the classroom.
July 13, 2014
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Do Something
Collage of Concerns
Students create visual artwork combining various images to convey diversity or social justice issues, concerns or themes related to the central text.
July 13, 2014
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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
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Teaching While White
These two educators argue that truly serving all students means confronting racism, privilege and injustice.
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Charles Person: Freedom Rider Encourages Others To Get On Board
For the youngest of the original Freedom Riders who boarded buses in 1961, the quest for justice continues.
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Letter from a Choctaw Chief
In his 1832 "Letter to the American People," Choctaw Chief George W. Harkins sought to expose the deception and manipulation behind the government's Native American policy.
April 27, 2016