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An Educator’s Guide to the Immigration Debate
What you need to know to facilitate classroom conversation about this controversial topic.
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Toward a More Civil Discourse
New curriculum offers step-by-step lessons for engaging in effective argument on divisive issues.
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Self-care Can Be Social Justice
Self-care is critical for all educators. But for BIPOC educators, it can be a first step toward self-sustaining, anti-racist practices in schools.
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Branding Slaves
This is an image of enslavers burning brands into the skin of people they enslaved, this engraving illustrates the way that enslaved people were treated as property.
December 13, 2017
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The Land We Love (1866)
This table compares southerners and British people using 1860 census data.
December 15, 2017
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Negroes for Sale
This is an image of an advertisement for a slaver's auction. It describes the enslaved people available for purchase.
December 15, 2017
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Stowage on the Slave Ship Brookes, 1788
This 18th century sketch depicts how enslaved people were packed into ships on the Middle Passage.
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Toolkit for "Browder v. Gayle"
Although the Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful in galvanizing the civil rights movement and promoting awareness of the injustice of segregated busing, Browder v. Gayle provided the legal basis for ending transportation segregation in Alabama. Despite its importance, the Browder v. Gayle case remains relatively untaught civil rights history.
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Ten Myths About Immigration—Updated!
Educators and students need to understand the facts about immigration and immigrants in the United States now more than ever.
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Discussing #BBQBecky, #PermitPatty and #LivingWhileBlack
The summer of 2018 saw black children reported to police for swimming, selling water and mowing lawns. Studies show the same bias that attributes sinister motives to these kids is evident in classrooms as well. What are you doing to ensure your students don't have to worry about #LivingWhileBlack at school?
- Is There a #BBQBecky or #PermitPatty in Your Classroom?
- Is Implicit Bias Racist?
- Reframing Classroom Management