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The Ground on Which I Stand

Playwright August Wilson delivered this speech on June 26, 1996, at the 11th biennial Theatre Communications Group national conference at Princeton University.

August Wilson

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

June 22, 2022

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With the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln freed all enslaved people in “rebellious” states, forbid the military from repressing their freedom and sanctioned their military service for Union forces. This decree made emancipation a clear objective of the American Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

June 10, 2015

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Issue 63, Fall 2019

Ned Blackhawk Q&A: Understanding Indigenous Enslavement

Historian Ned Blackhawk explains why we must understand Indigenous enslavement to fully understand American history.

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Issue 56, Summer 2017

A Case for Acculturation

It’s time to update the way we think—and talk—about immigrant students.

Topic

Immigration

article

July 30, 2018

Culturally Inclusive Cooking Club

Creating a cohesive community from disparate parent groups around a great unifier: food.

Topic

Immigration

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Informational

A Rumbling in the Mines

This chapter details the Chinese involvement in building the transcontinental railroad and the friction it caused between them and white workers, whom Chinese workers displaced from their jobs due to their willingness to work for less and not join labor unions.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

History

Economics

Geography

August 22, 2016

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Informational

A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw

In this text, we learn about James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, who obtained his freedom only for a creditor to threaten him with enslavement. The text describes his experience working off his debt by privateering in the Caribbean while he expressed his dream to relocate to London, England.

James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 15, 2017

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March 24, 2022

Help Ensure Immigrant Families Have What They Need

Recent rule changes prompted fearful immigrant parents and caregivers to disenroll eligible children from support services. Educators can help clear up the confusion.

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

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Literature

Mum Bett’s Freedom Tale

Mum Bett hears the cries for American freedom from British tyranny and launches her own American Revolution against slavery in Massachusetts.

Anne Broyles

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Slavery

Subject

Civics

History

January 8, 2019

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Issue 9, Spring 1996

A Mountain Legacy

Children of Appalachia gain pride in their heritage and history

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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