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Country Outposts
Life can be tough for LGBT students in rural schools. But like kids in more urban areas, that can change with the right kind of support from teachers and parents.
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Before Rosa Parks: Frances Watkins Harper
The title “Before Rosa Parks” loosely links a number of lessons that discuss African-American women who were active in the fight for civil rights before the 1950s. This lesson highlights Frances Watkins Harper, who challenged power structures in the South by talking to free former slaves about voting, land ownership and education—and fought segregated public transportation.
July 6, 2009
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Friend and Activist Nick LaTour Dies
Singer, actor and activist Nick LaTour died Monday. To many children in Alabama and across the country, LaTour was a consummate storyteller who was able to bring the civil rights movement to life. People who heard him sing will forever be touched by his baritone renditions of spirituals or civil rights anthems.
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For the Love of Our Hair
My day begins supervising fourth-grade recess. It’s a nice way to ease into being in the school building, where I often cringe at how we insist that small children stay tethered to their chairs for so many hours in a row.
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Understanding Voter Suppression in Today’s Election Process
Strategies to suppress voting continue to undermine our democracy today and have increased over the past two decades in response to political participation becoming more pluralistic.
October 11, 2024
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No Place for Bigotry
An anti-bias club changes the atmosphere at a suburban high school
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No Choice for Many Students
The law is touted as a way to provide "school choice," but in reality it discriminates against many impoverished families.
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Paving the Way to a Vibrant Multiracial Democracy
Civics education that tells an honest story about race in our nation is essential for a strong, inclusive democracy.
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I fit the description...
In this blog post, Steve Locke—a college professor of 13 years—details being wrongfully detained by the police while walking to get lunch all because they believed he matched a description.
April 28, 2016