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Majority Rule

In this essay, the author considers what it means to live in a democracy of "majority rule" and where minorities find their place and voice (or lack thereof in such a system).

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Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

April 27, 2016

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Letter from a Choctaw Chief

In his 1832 "Letter to the American People," Choctaw Chief George W. Harkins sought to expose the deception and manipulation behind the government's Native American policy.

George W. Harkins

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

History

Geography

April 27, 2016

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In this essay, the author describes the ways in which the Civil War and 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments guaranteed African Americans certain rights, but how those rights were quickly reversed due to intimidation and the Jim Crow system.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

April 27, 2016

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Literature

A Slave Auction

Solomon Northup was kidnapped and sold into slavery for 12 years before he was freed. This excerpt from his memoir of those years, Twelve Years A Slave, details a New Orleans slave auction.

Solomon Northup

Grade Level

6-8

Subject

History

Economics

April 27, 2016

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April 27, 2016

More Than Birds and Butterflies

Environmental sensitivity and social justice concerns can lead to action.

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

April 26, 2016

As Simple as Children’s Books

This teacher’s musings about Max from Where the Wild Things Are leads to a reflection on the ways educators can close opportunity gaps for their students.

Topic

Class

article

April 20, 2016

Excellence With Equity: A Mentor’s Approach, Part 2

In the second of a three-part series, this new-educator mentor explains how to build beginning teachers’ strengths in culturally and linguistically responsive practices.

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STEM by the Numbers

In this lesson, students use data to analyze the participation of white, black, Asian and Hispanic men and women in STEM careers as compared with their participation in the general workforce. They then discuss the possible reasons identity groups are unequally represented in STEM careers.

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

Math & Technology

Science & Health

April 19, 2016

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STEM at Work

In this lesson, students explore the varied work of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians, and discuss character traits common to all of them. Students meet a diverse group of scientists—inventors, problem-solvers and those who explain the world around us.

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

Math & Technology

Science & Health

April 18, 2016

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April 18, 2016

Exchange of Pumpkins

A special part of gardening with youth is not only teaching them where their food comes from but also allowing cultural exchanges to happen.

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Immigration

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