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December 2, 2015

Five Steps for Starting a Human Rights Club

A leading scholar on human rights education shares some try-tomorrow strategies for starting a human rights club at your high school. Pocket these ideas for Human Rights Day on December 10—and beyond.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 25, Spring 2004

Brown v. Board: An American Legacy

Historical photo of an African American family outside of a house

What 'Brown v. Board' meant to the United States.

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Issue 14, Fall 1998

By Virtue of Being Human

December 10, 1998, marked the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Classrooms around the country participated in a yearlong commemoration by exploring human rights issues across the curriculum.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 10, Fall 1996

True Pictures

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

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April 30, 2015

Teaching While White

elementary teacher talking with students

These two educators argue that truly serving all students means confronting racism, privilege and injustice.

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Rights & Activism

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School Checklist

How well is your school meeting the needs of your LGBTQ students? PROM [ ] Gender-inclusive language is used on all event communications, including invitations. [ ] Event organizers are educated about students’ First

November 6, 2018

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June 27, 2022

My Pride Is Black, My Juneteenth Is Queer

Young Black people carry LGBTQ flags in what looks like a parade.

The celebration of Pride and Juneteenth offers an opportunity for reflection on intersecting identities and highlights the need to support and make space for Black LGBTQ youth.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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McCarthy: Enemy of the Negro People (excerpt, p. 14)

This journal article excerpt describes how the House Un-American Activities Committee tried to undermine the Civil Rights Movement by targeting some activists as communistic sympathizers. Eslanda Goode Robeson used her testimony as a platform to speak out against American hypocrisy and injustice.

Charles Allen Jr.

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement

July 6, 2022

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Issue 57, Fall 2017