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Hate in the Hallways
Recognizing the history of defamatory symbols can help schools see fewer of them.
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"Viva la Conexión"
Spanish teacher Tricia Kelly reflects on one of her favorite teaching days.
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Engaging Families and Caregivers
When educators actively engage the people who are central to children’s lives outside of school, they are building networks that support students’ experiences within school as well.
November 21, 2023
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Announcing Our Newest Curriculum: ‘Teaching the Civil Rights Movement’
If young people are to make the vision of a just and peaceful world a reality, we must give them the tools to build a strong multiracial democracy—and those tools include an accurate, comprehensive and inclusive history of the United States. We are thrilled to introduce Teaching the Civil Rights Movement, our newest curriculum, which begins in 1877 with Reconstruction and continues the narrative of the movement for equality and civil rights to the present. At this critical moment in which states and districts are attempting to censor discussions of race and racism in U.S.
- Teaching the Civil Rights Movement
- Teaching Hard History: American Slavery
- Teaching Hard History Podcast Series
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Five Ways to Avoid Whitewashing the Civil Rights Movement
Going beyond feel-good narratives and examining context helps students learn a fuller and more accurate account of black history, including the often-oversimplified history of the civil rights movement.
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Celebrating African and Indigenous Cultures
Conversations about African and Indigenous cultures are essential for learning about the history of our country and making connections with a broader world.
August 17, 2024
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Private Laws of the State of North-Carolina (1858-1859)
This legal act dictates the prohibition of the sale of alcohol near the campus or to students of Davidson College, and the resulting punishments for the crime are dependent upon the social identity of the offender.
December 15, 2017
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The Importation of Negroes into Massachusetts
In this newspaper article, the author made an argument against the importation of enslaved Africans and in favor of the importation of European servants, using race to distinguish the differences between labor.
December 15, 2017
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Will of Robert Johnston
This is a will of an enslaver from 1776. It shows how enslaved persons were treated as property to be passed down through generations.
December 15, 2017
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Letter from William H. Burgwyn to His Father
The letter briefly discusses William’s thoughts on the Civil War’s impact on Southern slavery, the ongoing decline of the institution of slavery and his occupation in the Confederate army.
December 15, 2017