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Ain’t I a Woman?

Sojourner Truth delivered this speech at the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. Born into slavery, Truth is widely known for her abolition and women’s rights work. Two versions of this speech are included.

Sojourner Truth

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6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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History

July 2, 2014

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A Lie Nailed

This Appeal editorial from 1893 refutes the description in the Chicago Herald of conditions experienced by African Americans while traveling on Southern railroads.

The Appeal – Anonymous

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

June 22, 2022

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Issue 12, Fall 1997

Equal Partners

Austin teenagers learn to expect respect in dating relationships.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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February 27, 2012

Inspiration Knows No Gender

When the Dallas Texas Public Schools District decided to show its fifth-graders Red Tails, an action-adventure film based on the Tuskegee pilots who formed the country’s first black aerial combat unit, it was a tremendous idea. The district felt students would be inspired by the story of these men who fought segregation, integrated the Army and were trained as combat pilots for the United States during WWII.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Zahrah’s Hijab

As a young Muslim girl, Zahrah wore her hijab to school on what is considered to be the most important day of the week in Islam—Friday. Not everyone at Zahrah's school understands her religious traditions, but a visit from her mom changes this.

Sean McCollum

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Religion

Subject

Civics

July 9, 2014

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Black Soldiers: Global Conflict During Jim Crow

Episode 9, Season 4 U.S. involvement in world wars and the domestic Black freedom struggle shaped one another. By emphasizing the diverse stories of servicemen and women, historian Adriane Lentz-Smith situates Black

December 13, 2021

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Issue 58, Spring 2018

"I've never experienced white guilt."

A black teacher reflects on helping her white students explore their racial identities.

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Changing the Game: Sports in the Jim Crow Era

Episode 11, Season 4 In the United States, Black athletes have had to contend with two sets of rules: those of the game and those of a racist society. While they dealt with 20th century realities of breaking the color

January 20, 2022

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Literature

A Room of One's Own

In this excerpt, Virginia Woolf declares that any talented woman born in the 16th, 17th, 18th or even 19th centuries would have been so hindered from sharing her gifts due to her sex--and if she somehow overcame this obstacle, her name would not have been tied to her work.

Virginia Woolf

Grade Level

9-12

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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History

July 7, 2014

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Issue 3, Fall 2022

End Poverty. PERIOD.

Breanna and Brooke Bennett, student activists and founders of Women in Training, explain the impetus for their work to provide free menstrual products to all menstruating students.

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