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Lives of the Enslaved in Their Own Words
In the face of extreme punishment for enslaved people and breaking the law for whites, roughly 5 percent of the enslaved population learned to read and write. Letters like the ones written below show the lengths they would go to learn.
January 7, 2019
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Meet Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass made an amazing journey from slavery to freedom. Once free, Douglass committed his life to fighting for the freedom of others.
January 7, 2019
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From Columbus to Charlottesville: An Urgent Call for Benevolence
This former high school history teacher now realizes that she failed her students by sticking to the subject matter and neglecting what’s most important about education. She’s worried her fellow educators might be failing too.
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Broadside for a Reward for Enslaved People Who Escaped
The poster describes each of the four formerly enslaved persons—two male and two female. It also lays out the grounds for the reward, offering $1000 for the capture of all four as well as smaller rewards for the capture of any of the four formerly enslaved persons individually.
December 14, 2017
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Pandemic Pedagogy: A Call to Educators to Bring Their Classrooms to Reality
One educator explains the value of addressing the pandemic head-on in class.
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A Look Back at 2017’s TT Educator Grants
We’re proud of the projects we’ve helped support this year. Read all about them, get inspired—and apply for your own grant!
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January 2, 2018
Toolkit for "Celebrate Maya Angelou!"
Explore Maya Angelou’s life and legacy by creating a customized Learning Plan that gives your students the opportunity to closely read her work and engage with her words through a social justice lens.
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A Love Letter to Teachers After Yet Another School Shooting
This TT staffer, not long out of the classroom herself, shares some encouraging words for fellow educators who are grappling with the news and their own emotions today.