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Testimony Before the Credentials Committee, Democratic National Convention

In this transcript, Fanny Lou Hamer describes the way in which she was forced to leave the plantation where she worked as as sharecropper for 18 years, was arrested and was beaten--all on account of trying to register to vote.

Fannie Lou Hamer

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

July 3, 2014

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Issue 39, Spring 2011

Planting Seeds, Growing Diversity

Illustration of a young girl or woman reaching for the moon

STEM classes have long been dominated by white males. Here are ways to make these fields more attractive to girls and students of color.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Multimedia

Family Restaurant

In this film, the debates surrounding same-sex marriage are illustrated when a ketchup bottle wants to be with a mustard bottle. Picky, the toothpick dispenser, resists such an idea because it flies in the face of tradition.

Andrea James

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

July 8, 2014

article

August 10, 2018

Learning Hard History on the Road

Woman on Charlottesville to Montgomery pilgrimage transfers soil from one jar to another

Charlottesville residents took to the road this summer to learn how the past can help them construct a more just and peaceful present.

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

Issue 57, Fall 2017

What We're Watching

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

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Issue 61, Spring 2019

I’m Different, Just Like You

Regina Santiago has her own immigration story; sharing it helps students feel safe to share theirs.

film kit

One Survivor Remembers

This Oscar-winning documentary presents Gerda Weissmann Klein’s account of surviving the Holocaust as a child. (Available for streaming only)

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Religion Bullying & Bias

Subject

Social Studies

History

June 29, 2017

professional development

Strategies for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Prejudice: Essential Principles

These design principles developed by the CODA panel are meant to provide guidelines for action to those selecting or developing strategies to improve intergroup relations.

Professional Development Topic

School Climate

May 10, 2011

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Issue 21, Spring 2002

Fresh Takes

Student filmmakers promote dialogue and activism in their communities.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Politics of the New South

In “Politics of the New South,” Maria Hinojosa revisits Clarkston, Georgia, featured in a previous episode and notable for its immigrant population. It’s three days before an election in which three former refugees are running for city office for the very first time.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Immigration

October 27, 2014

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