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The Dynamic
“I discovered that the more I speak up, the more I hear [my students] speaking up, too.”
July 30, 2012
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Informational
Untamed Border
This chapter depicts the violent relationship between Tejanos (Texas Mexicans) and Texas Rangers in the late 19th century and early 20th century, culminating in the notion that “though a Tejano spent his life under the watchful eyes of whites, he was beneath all notice in death.”
February 8, 2017
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The Little Rock Nine and the Children’s Movement
This lesson focuses on questions of justice and the role youth have played in social and political movements. By reading a combination of primary and secondary sources, students will learn how the Little Rock Nine came to play their important role. These teenagers’ participation in school integration stemmed not from the prodding of the parents or activists, but from within themselves.
September 11, 2012
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Recognize Trailblazers on Women’s Equality Day
Women’s Equality Day commemorates the ratification of the 19th Amendment on Aug. 26, 1920. It’s important to remember that many Black women and more women of color didn’t earn the right to vote until years later. Read Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?” with its intersectional message delivered during her 1851 speech at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. Also, check out an LFJ lesson featuring an accurate voting rights timeline, and identify ways to take a deeper look at women’s history this Women’s Equality Day—and beyond.
- Ain’t I a Woman?
- The True History of Voting Rights
- A More Complete Women’s History
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Digging Deep Into the Social Justice Standards: Diversity
It's time to reclaim "diversity" as a vital practice, not a buzzword. We're here to help you do it.
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When Students Are in Crisis
One year after March for Our Lives, we still mourn the young people lost to gun violence and to the trauma that is its legacy. If you're concerned that your school isn't equipped to support students in crisis, the resources in this edition of The Moment suggest ways to change that—starting today.
- SMS SOS
- Toolkit for "Demystifying the Mind"
- Worried About a Friend? Use Your E.D.G.E.
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Informational
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 “We Are Our Ancestors' Wildest Dreams”
Want to take these teachers’ advice? Educate yourself on the deep and complex history of American slavery and how it shaped the American institutions and beliefs about race.
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Freedom To Read, Freedom To Learn
May 3 is the Freedom To Learn National Day of Action, a day of advocacy for inclusive education and young people’s freedom to read, learn and build a just future. Our collective responsibility is to counter disinformation, uplift honest history and engage our communities to serve all children.
- Exclusion Is Unconstitutional
- A Call for Anti-Bias Education
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Slave Houses, Louisiana (1853)
The drawing is a visual description that seeks to portray enslaved people as enjoying a relatively stable home life with people playing music, dancing and courting.
December 14, 2017