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The Color of Law: Creating Racially Segregated Communities

This lesson is the first lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students examine the local, state and federal policies that supported racially discriminatory practices and cultivated racially segregated housing.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

Economics

October 9, 2019

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July 7, 2009

Welcoming Diversity

Steps you can take to create a respectful and culturally sensitive classroom.

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May 9, 2014

You CAN Teach About Religion in Public School!

The First Amendment defines the parameters of including religious content in U.S. public school classrooms, but teachers still wonder: What does religion as content look like?

Topic

Religion

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Issue 27, Spring 2005

A Dream We All Can Share

How parents can teach kids that all history counts.

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Informational

Army Office Letter and “I am Committee” Broadside

This Reconstruction-era broadside shows the ways in which African Americans were intimidated and threatened in order to maintain a racially stratified society.

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Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 9, 2018

author

Vanessa Hua

Vanessa Hua is a freelance writer and editor in Southern California. She has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Asian American Journalists Association.

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Issue 30, Fall 2006

'We were still the enemy'

Kenji Ima recalls life in America's World War II prison camps. His daughter works with a Seattle-based educational theater company to share his story.

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Issue 3, Fall 2022

Prevention and Resilience: Supporting Young People Through Polarizing Times

Illustration of a person sitting in front of a computer monitor.

During this time of political and social turmoil, build networks of trusted adults to help young people understand, contextualize and counter manipulative and harmful information.

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

May 29, 2018

Waiting for Tiana: Prioritizing Cultural Diversity in Literature

Recalling a chance encounter with a Princess Tiana shampoo bottle led this educator to reflect on the importance of diverse children’s books.

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Informational

Black Men and the Draft

Cleveland Sellers provides a testimonial of his experience with the draft for the Vietnam War, the racism of Selective Service and his antiwar orientation.

Cleveland Sellers

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

June 15, 2022

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