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Loving for All

Mildred and Richard Loving.
Richard and Mildred Loving were plaintiffs in the historic Supreme Court ruling Loving v. Virginia, which struck down race restrictions on the freedom to marry. What follows is Mildred Loving’s public statement delivered on June 12, 2007, the 40th Anniversary of the decision.
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Mildred Loving
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Civil Rights Movement Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Justice Action
July 7, 2014
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Race Matters

Adam Liptak details a recent affirmative action case before the U.S. Supreme Court. He also looks at affirmative action's history, the debates around the policy and considers possible effects of the Court's ruling.
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Adam Liptak
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Social Justice Domain
Identity Diversity Justice
July 7, 2014
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Jonathan Gold

Jonathan teaches seventh- and eighth-grade history at Moses Brown School, a Quaker school in Providence, Rhode Island. His classes focus on developing students’ historical thinking skills while inspiring them to consider issues of injustice and morality in the past and present. He values authentic inquiry, student-led learning and the art of discussion. Twitter: @jonathansgold.
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Jack Shuler

Jack Shuler is a writer and associate professor of English at Denison University where he chairs the program in Narrative Journalism. He is the author of three books including The Thirteenth Turn: A History of the Noose (PublicAffairs).