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Youth Voice and the Quiet Work of Teachers
A principal considers the role teachers can—and should—play in preparing students for activism.
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Frederick Douglass Describes Enslavers
In this specific passage, which comes from the book’s first chapter, Douglass describes his enslavers. The passage focuses on Douglass’s memory of his first encounter with the brutality of his enslavers.
January 6, 2018
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AP World History Is Worth Saving
Teachers are pushing back against proposed changes they say would reframe AP World History as Eurocentric. Teaching Tolerance stands with them.
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You Spoke, We Listened
Reader reactions: your responses to Islamophobia, native voices and Kid President.
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Embracing a Limitless Mindset
Elementary principal Jamilah A. Hud-Kirk says SEL isn’t something her school does—it’s who they are.
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Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage
This resource page offers a place to start learning more and teaching about AAPI experiences and communities.
May 8, 2023
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The World Was Silent
A study of the Armenian Genocide raises troubling questions of remembrance and responsibility.
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Four Freedoms
In his 1941 State of the Union Address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined four fundamental human freedoms—the freedom of speech, of worship, from want, and from fear—for the United States and the rest of the world.
June 10, 2015
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Remarks on Signing the Immigration Act of 1965
The Immigration Act of 1965 abolished the "country-of-origin" immigration quota system and established a system of entry based on skills and family relationships with U.S. residents. In addition to his remarks about these changes, President Johnson announced asylum for Cuban refugees.
June 11, 2015