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No Promised Land

“When Mormons settled in Missouri in the 1830s, local residents found Mormon beliefs and practices not simply strange, but wrong. … The Mormons, the Missouri governor declared, must be removed—if not by expulsion, then by extermination.”

Jim Carnes

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

May 22, 2017

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August 17, 2018

Loc’d Out: How Thoughtless Dress Codes Can Harm Students From Day One

A boy, his face covered by his hair and hand, is pictured outside in snowy weather

Culturally insensitive policies that force students to hide their identities defy the mission of establishing an inclusive learning environment.

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Issue 64, Spring 2020

Ending Curriculum Violence

Illustration of several school children holding a stalk of cotton with the student of color in the center looking defeated and hurt.

Yes, curriculum can be violent—whether you intend it or not. Here’s what it looks like and how you can avoid it.

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March 14, 2019

Students Know the College-Admissions System Is Rigged

Students rushing through the hallways in school | Teaching Tolerance

When news of the college-admissions cheating scandal broke this week, young people knew it was wrong and many weren’t surprised. Here’s how you can help them tap into their power in spite of it.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Literature

William Wells Brown

William Wells Brown was born into slavery and later escaped to become one of the foremost supporters of abolition.

Lauryn Mascareñaz

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 8, 2019

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Frederick Douglass

This biography tells the story of Frederick Douglass’ escape from slavery and how he became one of the most important voices of his time and ours.

Barbara Spindel

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

February 19, 2020

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Issue 6, Fall 2024

The Torch Is in Your Hands: A Conversation With Helen Sims

Photograph of Helen Sims by Sydney A. Foster

Helen Sims, aka the Old Storyteller of Belzoni, Mississippi, encourages us to accept the torch that is being passed to us.

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Issue 60, Fall 2018

Rebounding From Hate

Illustration of a girls' basketball team huddle underneath the basket

When members of this middle school basketball team experienced bigotry and harassment, they had a choice: Give up or rise up.

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Issue 21, Spring 2002

Hot Off the Presses!

Student journalists cover the front lines of social change.

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Rights & Activism

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DREAM Act of 2011

Laura Vazquez, an analyst for the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), presented this statement to a Congressional subcommittee at the hearing “S. 952, DEVELOPMENT, RELIEF, AND EDUCATION FOR ALIEN MINORS (DREAM) ACT OF 2011” on June 28, 2011.

Laura Vazquez

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 2, 2014

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