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The Color of Law: Winners and Losers in the Job Market

This lesson is the second lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students examine how government policies helped white people access economic benefits while preventing African Americans from accessing these same benefits.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

Economics

October 10, 2019

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Issue 63, Fall 2019

Teaching Kindness Isn’t Enough

Illustration of several kids gathered around an adult holding the scales of justice.

Teaching kindness is a staple of elementary practice, but that isn’t the same as teaching justice.

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February 26, 2021

Presently Invisible: The Arab Plight in American Classrooms

To create more inclusive classrooms and counter negative narratives about Arab Americans, educators can include Arab American history and culture in their current curriculum. Here are some ways to do that.

Topic

Religion

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Issue 4, Spring 2023

What We're Watching

Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these LFJ-approved films!

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Issue 61, Spring 2019

Equity, Period.

Join the movement to destigmatize menstruation and make schools more accommodating for all students who experience it.

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August 10, 2018

Hate at School: July 2018

girl with face in hands looking sad in black and white

Reports of hate may have slowed, but they did not stop during the summer months. We tracked 13 incidents from eight states in July.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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May 17, 2018

"The President Said...": Why Context Matters

Immigrant families and allies gather behind a sign that reads, "Keep our families together."

It'd be easy for educators to ignore the president's latest comments about undocumented immigrants. Here's why they shouldn't.

Topic

Immigration

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Negroes for Sale

This is an image of an advertisement for a slaver's auction. It describes the enslaved people available for purchase.

E.E. Hundly, W. Robinson, and H.M. Robinson

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

Economics

December 15, 2017

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Literature

Story Telling

In this poem, a mother tells her children the story of an enslaved mother and her beautiful daughter who is sold away.

Annie Parker

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 15, 2017

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"From the Family Bible of William White Griffin"

The list gives the names, birth mothers and dates of birth of 16 or 17 enslaved children. Included are dates of baptism for two of the children.

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Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 15, 2017

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