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Jim Crow Is Watching

In this essay, the author describes the ways in which the Civil War and 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments guaranteed African Americans certain rights, but how those rights were quickly reversed due to intimidation and the Jim Crow system.
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Learning for Justice Staff
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Economics
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Justice
April 27, 2016
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Street Justice

The distrust between the Jewish community and African-American community in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in the 1990s reached an all-time high when a runaway car struck two children.
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Jim Carnes
Grade Level
6-8
Topic
Religion Immigration
Subject
History
Social Justice Domain
Identity Action
May 22, 2017
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Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D.

Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D., attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, the nation’s leading institution for educating African-American men. While matriculating at Morehouse, he was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society and initiated into the Pi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. After graduating summa cum laude from Morehouse with a B.A. in history in 1994, Jeffries enrolled at Duke University, where he earned a M.A. in American history in 1997, and a Ph.D. in American history with a specialization in African American history in 2002. While completing his graduate work
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It Has Stayed With Me

Empty desks in a classroom with a blackboard in the background.
One Learning for Justice staffer reflects on the harm she experienced when her educators ignored Black History Month—and calls on all educators to uplift the value in Black history all year.
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Maya Angelou

This lesson focuses on questions of identity as students read and analyze Angelou’s inspirational poem “Still I Rise” and apply its message to their own lives. Students learn how Maya Angelou overcame hardship and discrimination to find her own voice and to influence others to believe in themselves and use their voices for positive change.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Gender & Sexual Identity
Subject
Reading & Language Arts
Social Studies
Social Justice Domain
Identity Action
May 3, 2012
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Politics of the New South

In “Politics of the New South,” Maria Hinojosa revisits Clarkston, Georgia, featured in a previous episode and notable for its immigrant population. It’s three days before an election in which three former refugees are running for city office for the very first time.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Immigration
Social Justice Domain
Diversity Action
October 27, 2014
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Kauanoe Kamana

Kauanoe Kamana is a founding member of 'Aha Punana Leo. The article was adapted by permission from Native Americas (Summer 2000), a journal of the American Indian Program at Cornell University.
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William Wilson

William Wilson is a founding member of 'Aha Punana Leo. The article was adapted by permission from Native Americas (Summer 2000), a journal of the American Indian Program at Cornell University.