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Confrontation at the Bridge

A group of nonviolent marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Selma. 1965

This 1974 print depicts Bloody Sunday, when a group of nonviolent protestors marching for voting rights in 1965 faced police violence at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala.

Jacob Lawrence

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 2, 2014

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1960: Sitting Down to Take a Stand

In this article, Suzanne Bilyeu details how the sit-in by the "Greensboro Four" at Woolworth's store in North Carolina created a domino effect which led to sit-ins across the country and galvinized support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Suzanne Bilyeu

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 5, 2014

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Informational

1920: Women Get the Vote

This article examines the history of the 19th Amendment, which secured the right to vote for women. It examines women's participation at the polls since then and considers the possibility and impact of greater numbers of women in public office.

Sam Roberts

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 5, 2014

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Graça Machel

Graça Machel dedicated her life to fighting for the rights of children—especially those who have fallen victim to war—all over the world.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

August 8, 2017

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Issue 9, Spring 1996

Summer Vocation

Teacher institutes offer tolerance education.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Informational

Be A Good Boy

In 1920, Tennessee lawmaker Harry Burn followed his mother’s advice on a controversial vote—and changed voting rights history.

John Micklos Jr. & JooHee Yoon (illustrator)

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

January 23, 2017

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Informational

Decision No. 633: Promoting Tolerance and Media Freedom on the Internet

Committed to promoting tolerance and the right to "receive and impart information," the OSCE reaffirms the need to report hate crimes on the Internet. Among other suggestions, the OSCE recommends that states review their laws regarding Internet hate speech.

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Permanent Council (OSCE)

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Religion Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

October 30, 2014

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Informational

Veteran Benefits Denied Holders

An article in a Black newspaper that describes how thousands of Black soldiers and others from marginalized groups, including LGBTQ people, were denied GI benefits after returning from World War II

John H. Young III

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

July 7, 2022

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Issue 3, Fall 2022

Expanding Democracy Through Intersecting Movements

Photo collage featuring the Civil Rights Memorial Center fountain.

The connections between past and present intersecting movements in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Civil Rights Memorial Center educate and inspire individuals to continue the fight for justice.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Issue 47, Summer 2014

The Opportunity All Students Deserve

Supporting students’ learning means seeing past their mistakes.

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