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Toolkit for "Finding Our Power: A Q&A with Carol Anderson"
This toolkit offers resources that can help you teach the subject of voter suppression and contextualize this history for students.
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The Atlantic Slave Trade: What too few textbooks told you
Slavery has occurred in many forms throughout the world, but the Atlantic slave trade-which forcibly brought more than 10 million Africans to the Americas-stands out for both its global scale and its lasting legacy. Anthony Hazard discusses the historical, economic and personal impact of this massive historical injustice.
September 28, 2018
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The Color of Law: Creating Racially Segregated Communities
This lesson is the first lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students examine the local, state and federal policies that supported racially discriminatory practices and cultivated racially segregated housing.
October 9, 2019
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Min Jee’s Lunch
When a classmate says Min Jee’s Korean lunch is “how everyone got sick,” will her friends speak up?
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What the International Response to the Civil Rights Movement Tells us about Ferguson.
This article from 2014 draws attention to the international implications of the Civil Rights Movement. Moreover, it compares and contrasts the Civil Rights Movement and Cold War Politics with modern-day social justice struggles and international politics.
July 7, 2022
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‘Roe v. Wade’—What Can Educators Do?
While we may feel overwhelmed in the aftermath of the overturned landmark decision, we are neither hopeless nor helpless. A social justice education expert offers suggestions.
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Engaging Students in Social Justice With ‘Zines
As a graduate student, this teacher tapped into her middle schoolers’ energy and creativity while having them think deeply about community needs.
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Embracing a Limitless Mindset
Elementary principal Jamilah A. Hud-Kirk says SEL isn’t something her school does—it’s who they are.
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Min Jee's Lunch
When a classmate says Min Jee’s Korean lunch is “how everyone got sick,” will her friends speak up?
September 28, 2020