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Why Do We (Still) Celebrate Columbus Day?

In this lesson, students will address misconceptions they likely have about Christopher Columbus and the colonization of what is now the United States.

Grade Level

6-8

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

October 9, 2019

article

Issue 10, Fall 1996

True Pictures

The Pinkney's offer children new ways to see -- and read about -- themselves.

text

Literature

Lost Friends

A young boy travels with his grandmother to place a “Lost Friends” ad searching for his uncle who was sold by his enslaver and separated from his family before the Civil War.

Jarah Botello

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

February 19, 2020

text

Informational

Report on Draft Program (found in Atlanta’s Black Paper, August 25, 1966)

Issued in the August 25, 1966, edition of Atlanta’s Black Paper, this report on the Vietnam War draft describes the violent actions of American military personnel toward peaceful Black protestors over the course of several days.

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

June 22, 2022

text

Literature

The Confederate Spy: A Story of the War of 1861

This is an excerpt from a work of fiction about the Civil War. It expresses a pro-Northern view while at the same time arguing that enslaved persons do not desire freedom.

R. H. (Robert Haskins) Crozier

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 15, 2017

article

Issue 15, Spring 1999

New Voices, New Visions

A conversation with Daphne Muse.

text

Informational

Northwest Community Organization pamphlet, 12th Street Detroit

In response to the 1967 Detroit Race Riots (which took place during the “Long, hot summer of 1967”) the Northwest Community Organization worked to address some of the underlying issues that persisted in urban areas, like residential segregation.

Northwest Community Organization

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Class

Subject

Social Studies

History

July 18, 2022

text

Informational

A Law for Regulating Negroes and Slaves in the Night Time

A New York City law from 1731 details the punishments for the enslaved and free black people who are in the streets after dark.

Will. Sharpas and Council

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 13, 2017

article

February 19, 2021

Teaching the Historical Context of January 6

Angled view of the United States capitol building.

As the political fallout from the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot unfolds, it’s critical that educators help students contextualize white supremacist movements of the past and present.

text

Visual

Punishment and Brutality

Enslavers used harsh and punishments to force enslaved people obey them. These images show these punishments. This text contains sensitive images that may not be suitable for all students.

Various

Grade Level

3-5 6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 28, 2020

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