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The Fog Machine

This excerpt focuses on the lives of African American students during Freedom Summer. After reading Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech in class in 1963, students in main character C.J.'s school are asked to share their dreams at an assembly.

Susan Follett

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

Subject

Civics

History

June 9, 2015

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Informational

The Story of Suzie King Taylor

Doreen Rappaport tells the story of a young Suzie King Taylor and her brother who attended a secret school for black children in Georgia in the mid-1800s. Later on, Taylor would become the first black woman to teach openly in a freedmen's school.

Doreen Rappaport

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 3, 2014

professional development

The December Dilemma

The diverse holidays of the world present great teachable moments. Teaching Tolerance and Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding have teamed up to help teachers capitalize on these moments while recognizing and addressing the complexity of the so-called “December Dilemma.”

May 9, 2014

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Informational

1961: The Freedom Riders

The Freedom Riders looked to invoke federal action and gain national attention as they traveled on interstate bus lines across the South seeking service at white-only waiting rooms and lunch counters.

Merrill Perlman

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

July 7, 2014

lesson

Defusing School Violence

This lesson explores the complexities of a situation in which immigrant students attend a school that is plagued with racially motivated violence. Working in small groups and as a class, students will discuss possible solutions and outcomes and apply their problem-solving skills to issues affecting their own school and community.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

SEL

ELL / ESL

April 1, 2010

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Informational

1947: Jackie Robinson Integrates Baseball

Suzanne Bilyeu details how Jackie Robinson's gift for playing ball eventually united a team of 30 men and gave hope to hundreds of thousands of African Americans. These feats came at a great cost to Robinson physically, mentally and emotionally as he endured hate and hardships on and off the field

Suzanne Bilyeu

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 7, 2014

article

Issue 33, Spring 2008

Classroom Simulations: Proceed With Caution

Teaching Tolerance illustration a child with nazi drawing uniform confronting another with jewish symbol

Some educators think these widely-used teaching activities may do as much harm as good — at least in anti-bias learning.

article

Issue 49, Spring 2015

Shelter from the Storm

Illustration of girl wading through rain puddles

Trauma shows many faces. Schools that recognize them can be places of healing.

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Informational

Civil Rights March in Selma

This news segment from 2000 recalls the march that took place in Selma, Ala. on March 7, 1965. This day, known as Bloody Sunday, was marked by violent attacks by state and local police upon protesters as they reached the end of Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge.

NBC Learn

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 2, 2014

article

February 27, 2018

Reframing Gender Helps Kids See Beyond Other Binaries

Teaching gender as a spectrum has far-reaching consequences: Beyond helping students form a more complex understanding of gender identity, it helps them—and educators—see more nuance across a wide range of subjects.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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