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Reconstruction 101: Progress and Backlash

Episode 4, Season 4 Just months after the Civil War ended, former Confederates had regained political footholds in Washington, D.C. In her overview of Reconstruction, Kate Masur notes how—in the face of evolving, post

September 28, 2021

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The History of Whiteness and How We Teach About Race

Historian Ed Baptist provides context on the creation and enforcement of a U.S. racial binary that endures today, as well as Black resistance as a force for political change.

September 13, 2021

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Medical Racism: A Legacy of Malpractice

Episode 13, Season 4 This nation has a long history of exploiting Black Americans in the name of medicine. A practice which began with the Founding Fathers using individual enslaved persons for gruesome experimentation

March 14, 2022

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September 30, 2019

How Inclusive Is Your Teaching About the Environment?

Several young kids gathered around a small globe, pointing at various spots.

How are you aligning the way you teach about the environment with the rest of your work as a social justice educator?

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Rights & Activism

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Connecting Slavery With the Civil Rights Movement

Episode 8, Season 3 To fully understand the United States today, we have to comprehend the central role that slavery played in our nation’s past. That legacy is also the foundation for understanding the civil rights

November 24, 2020

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Jim Crow: Yesterday and Today

Episode 1, Season 4 This season, we’re examining the century between the Civil War and the modern Civil Rights Movement to understand how systemic racism and slavery persisted and evolved after emancipation—and how Black

August 25, 2021

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Issue 61, Spring 2019

Toolkit for "Bearing Witness to the Hard History of Guilford"

In this activity, students will read about local history projects designed to foster connections between the town they live in and the enslaved people whose labor built it. Then, they will use primary sources to research the hidden history of their community.

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Home-to-School Connections

Educators who connect their teaching to students’ cultures, languages and heritage create classroom environments that value critical home-school relationships, affirm student identities and challenge stereotypes.

May 26, 2023

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Issue 13, Spring 1998