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Excerpt from Twelve Years a Slave
This section illustrates the ways in which enslaved people resisted enslavement in overt and more subtle ways.
January 5, 2018
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Thanksgiving Sermon
This is a sermon by Benjamin Morgan Palmer that argues for the preservation of slavery. It gives students a close look at the religious arguments made for the institution of slavery.
December 15, 2017
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Police Violence in the News
Released video footage of police officers drawing guns on a young black family in Phoenix illustrates the threat of police violence and bias that black Americans live with—regardless of age. These resources can help you affirm that black lives matter, teach the roots of this violence and counter silence on this issue with productive conversations.
- Bringing Black Lives Matter Into the Classroom | Part II
- Discussing Race, Racism and Police Violence
- Living With the Bear
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 — Title IV: Equal Education for All
A decade after Brown, Title IV again called for desegregation of public schools. Studying images of segregated schools close in time and place can help students build a picture of the wide discrepancies between educational facilities.
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Association of Citizens’ Councils of Mississippi, 4th Annual Report July 1958
Segregationists promote their agenda through Mississippi’s Citizens’ Council in an argument for states’ rights and racial integrity.
June 15, 2022
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Seeing All Kids as Our Kids
I’m constantly struck by the memory of my first time in a jail. It was during a tour as a part of SPLC’s efforts to monitor the conditions of detention facilities. I recall being shocked at how young some of the people looked. When I stepped into the first cellblock, I muttered a prayer. In front of me stood rows and rows of black men. I was sick to my stomach; so many of them looked like they could be my cousins, uncles and other loved ones.
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BROWN V. BOARD: Where Are We Now?
Fifty years after the historic ruling, American schools are resegregating.
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Toolkit for "One Hundred Years in the Making"
This toolkit for “One Hundred Years in the Making” provides instructional ideas to experience the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) without traveling to Washington, D.C.
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Ain’t I a Woman?
Sojourner Truth delivered this speech at the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. Born into slavery, Truth is widely known for her abolition and women’s rights work. Two versions of this speech are included.
July 2, 2014