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On Whose Shoulders I Stand

Deborah Walker recalls that, growing up in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, fear and rage lived side by side. She credits her lifelong fight for equity to her guardian angels.

Deborah J. Walker

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9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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Civics

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November 18, 2014

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Appendix A: For Students I am a person who will SPEAK UP against bigotry. Appendix B: Scenarios The best way to be ready to speak up is to prepare. Here are some prompts to get you started. Appendix C: Changing School

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Bullying & Bias

July 31, 2012

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Notes on Situation in Birmingham, Alabama 5/12/1963

President John F. Kennedy made these notes on May 12, 1963, in response to multiple bombings and subsequent rioting in Birmingham, Ala.

John F. Kennedy

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Geography

July 9, 2014

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Issue 37, Spring 2010

'Homo High'

Some people argue “gay-friendly” schools offer needless segregation. Others say they’re the only chance some kids have to make it.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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MLK Dream Update

Dr. King views two sides of the glass. 1% drive convertibles with a waiter serving water out of a glass carafe and 99% stand in line in a gray room struggling to reach the water fountain. Caption reads, "Bet you didn't dream this."

This political cartoon by Pat Bagley illustrates how income inequality can be viewed as the next chapter of Martin Luther King’s struggle.

Pat Bagley

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Class Rights & Activism

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Economics

September 3, 2015

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An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America

Henry Highland Garnet was an African-American abolitionist, minister, educator and newspaper editor. Garnet delivered “An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America” at the National Negro Convention in Buffalo, N.Y., on Aug. 16, 1843.

Henry Highland Garnet

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9-12

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Religion Rights & Activism

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History

July 2, 2014

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November 10, 2015

Teaching Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way

Educators have an ethical obligation to teach accurately about Thanksgiving. Here are some online resources that can help.

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January 21, 2015

Supporting LGBTQ Youth in the Wake of Suicide

We all have a responsibility to educate, counsel, organize and demonstrate so that no LGBTQ youth feels life is not worth living.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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March 30, 2017

To Teach a Complex Issue, Skip the K-W-L Chart

When teaching his seventh-graders about the Syrian refugee crisis, this teacher decided to step back and let his students immerse themselves in the topic.

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Immigration

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June 23, 2016

The Curriculum Is In Your Backyard

If you dig deep, there is a WEALTH of curricular materials right outside the door of your school. Have you ever looked?

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On Whose Shoulders I Stand

Appendices

Notes on Situation in Birmingham, Alabama 5/12/1963

'Homo High'

MLK Dream Update

An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America

Teaching Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way

Supporting LGBTQ Youth in the Wake of Suicide

To Teach a Complex Issue, Skip the K-W-L Chart

The Curriculum Is In Your Backyard

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