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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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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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The Civil Rights Movement: 10 Key Concepts
These 10 key concepts and main points encourage us to think critically about the complexities of history as we learn about and from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and ’60s.
August 24, 2024
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Love Your Magic Conference
Read about how one teacher used a Learning for Justice grant to help fund a daylong conference empowering girls of color in Boston.
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Engaging Colleagues
When educators feel like they are not alone in their belief that students deserve access to accurate and inclusive learning, they are more likely to persevere in their advocacy for teaching honest histories.
November 21, 2023
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Toolkit for "Bearing Witness to the Hard History of Guilford"
In this activity, students will read about local history projects designed to foster connections between the town they live in and the enslaved people whose labor built it. Then, they will use primary sources to research the hidden history of their community.
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Home-to-School Connections
Educators who connect their teaching to students’ cultures, languages and heritage create classroom environments that value critical home-school relationships, affirm student identities and challenge stereotypes.
May 26, 2023
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The Shoebox Lunch
Inside a precious metal box are remnants of history that reveal a family’s story of resistance, resilience and love.
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FREEDOM TO LEARN NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION—MAY 3, 2023
“Because we know that attacks on knowledge are fueling threats to freedom, and that repression in one place fuels its spread elsewhere, we call for global resistance to all efforts to destroy the vital tools that help us to imagine and create more equitable and inclusive futures for us all.” —African American Policy Forum
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