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Elegy for Peter Norman

In this poem, the speaker recounts his or her shifting view of the white man stoically standing between Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their medal ceremony in Mexico City for the 1968 Olympics.

Josh Healey

Grade Level

6-8

July 16, 2018

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Informational

An Ex-Slaveholder's View of the Negro Question in the South

Written in 1900, this text presents the views of a former enslaver about the value of slavery for those enslaved.

Colonel Robert Bingham

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 14, 2017

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April 9, 2012

Teacher Fired over Trayvon Martin Fundraiser

What do you do with a teacher who provides students with authentic learning opportunities? A teacher who invests her own resources to support students? A teacher who was voted Teacher of the Year two of the last three years? If you’re Superintendent Jacqueline Cassell at the Pontiac Academy for Excellence Middle School in Pontiac, Mich., you fire her.

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Rights & Activism

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February 17, 2016

An Earth Day Event for Building Community

Earth Day is still two months away, but it's not too early to start planning an event that highlights the importance of preserving the natural world—and that can draw the school and larger community together.

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Rights & Activism

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April 8, 2021

Talking With Students About Transgender Athletes

A classroom full of students raising their hands in front of their teacher.

As lawmakers across the country continue to restrict the rights of trans people—particularly trans students—educators can take this moment to start a conversation about transgender identity, justice and ways to take action.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Issue 59, Summer 2018

Youth—United! Gun Violence Is a Permanent Issue

Meet gun violence activists and high school seniors Jenna Bowker of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Mary Cox of Marshall County, Kentucky, and Alex King of Chicago, Illinois.

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Alan L. Neville

Alan L. Neville currently serves as an associate professor of education at Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D. He usually teaches courses in human relations and South Dakota Indian Studies. Prior to his higher education experience, Neville worked in K-12 education as a teacher and high school principal. He is a veteran of the U.S Army.

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Informational

Walking with the Wind

In this excerpt from his book, Walking with the Wind, John Lewis describes his involvement in the sit-ins in Nashville, Tenn., in the spring of 1960.

John Lewis

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class

Subject

Civics

History

August 9, 2017

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Issue 60, Fall 2018

Imagining a World Without White Supremacy

Meet two innovative educators who help students face their communities’ painful histories and envision brighter futures.

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February 26, 2018

Students, Families and Educators Should Lead the Way on the Gun Crisis

Educator Mica Pollock and her daughter Elea call for a legislative response to school shootings.

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Rights & Activism

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