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What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” was a speech given by abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, N.Y., at an event commemorating American independence.

Frederick Douglass

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

July 3, 2014

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Hair

In this spoken word piece, Elizabeth Acevedo addresses the beauty standard that is epitomized by fair skin and straight hair.

Elizabeth Acevedo

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Immigration

Subject

History

September 28, 2018

publication

Speak Up!

A collection of real-life stories, gathered by the Southern Poverty Law Center, on how people across the United States spoke up against everyday bigotry.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

June 25, 2022

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Literature

Based on a true person, this story is told from the perspective of a little girl whose dad took her to the Million Man March—where she saw the tears, happiness, and chants of men banding together for a common purpose.

Kelly Starling Lyons

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 7, 2014

article

April 16, 2019

An Intersectional Lesson From Reconstruction

Students and teachers pose outside the Freedmen's Bureau school in Beaufort, South Carolina.

The lessons of Reconstruction extend beyond the history classroom.

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Rights & Activism

article

Issue 1, Fall 2021

What We're Watching

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

article

Issue 58, Spring 2018

A Message From Our Director

Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello encourages educators to confront the difficult truths of American history.

article

Issue 63, Fall 2019

What We're Watching

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

article

July 18, 2017

Why Heteronormativity Is Harmful

The argument is not whether being LGBT is a choice. The argument is around the choice made by adults—including educators—whether or not to unconditionally support a child.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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Issue 37, Spring 2010

Unmaking Brown

Illustration of a boy being split in half, half black and half white

America’s schools are more segregated now than they were in the late 1960s.

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Rights & Activism

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What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

Hair

Speak Up!

One Million Men and Me

An Intersectional Lesson From Reconstruction

What We're Watching

A Message From Our Director

What We're Watching

Why Heteronormativity Is Harmful

Unmaking Brown

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