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Classic Invisibility
Just because a bookshelf is full of "classics" doesn't mean it holds universal life lessons.
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Agree to (Respectfully) Disagree
How to teach students to respectfully engage with peers of differing religious belief systems.
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Connecting Past and Present With Primary Sources
When two American Studies teachers combined their classes to discuss school integration, they fostered a depth of learning they never anticipated.
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Slavery as a Form of Racialized Social Control
How did racial hierarchy adapt and persist after Emancipation? Throughout its history, the United States has been structured by a racial caste system. From slavery to Jim Crow to mass incarceration, these forms of racialized social control reinvented themselves to meet the needs of the dominant social class according to the constraints of each era.
October 13, 2014
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Teaching About Stereotypes 2.0
This history teacher elevates his lessons on stereotyping to the next level. How? By engaging his students in reflective investigations of power, history and intention.
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TT Awardee Spotlight: Barrie Moorman
The application window for the 2016 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching is open! Read how this award has impacted Barrie Moorman, a 2014 awardee.
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And the Winners Are...
Meet the recipients of the Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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The White House: A Slave's View
The discovery of a memoir by one of President Madison's slaves sheds light on the role slavery played in the White House.
July 7, 2014
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Ten Myths About Immigration
Debunk the misinformation students bring to school—and help them think for themselves.
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Toolkit for "The Book of Matthew"
Uncover the deeper meaning of Matt Shepard’s story through the lens of our best practices guide 'Civil Rights Done Right.'