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A Place to Stand
The editor of Teaching Tolerance reflects on the need to commemorate the toll of slavery.
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Toolkit for “Uncommon Ground”
This toolkit accompanies the article “Uncommon Ground,” and provides a classroom activity to celebrate diversity and build common ground by making personal story quilts.
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Defining Moments \ di-'fī-ning 'mō-mnts \
n. pl. Children’s dictionaries have the power to shape how kids see the world. Be sure yours promotes tolerance.
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Honest History Can Help Prepare Young People for Life’s Complexities
Learning the honest history of our nation helps us understand our diversity and strengthens us all as we work toward building on more solid national foundation of truth and justice. As we celebrate Native American Heritage Month, the Learning for Justice page offers resource to learn and teach about the diversity of Indigenous cultures and communities. To explore our historical complexity, the recent magazine article, “American Patriotic Songs: Context and Perspective,” helps us to confront the various perspectives that a single patriotic song can embody.
- American Patriotic Songs: Context and Perspective
- Celebrate Native American Heritage
- Celebrating African and Indigenous Cultures
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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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Crossing Borders/Border Crossings
The depth and clarity of a teacher's multicultural lens can make — or break — immigrant students' ability to learn.
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Righting Old Wrongs
By the time the first few Mormon families moved back into Jackson County in 1867, old hostilities no longer threatened their freedom or safety. Nonetheless, Gov. Boggs' Extermination Order remained on the books more than a century, until a subsequent governor made this proclamation in 1976.
April 28, 2016
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