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The True History of Voting Rights

Illustration of a teacher figure pointing to a slide featured on a pulled down screen that is titled "Voting History." Several shadowed figures sit in the foreground, looking at the displayed information.

In this lesson, students learn about the expansion and restriction of voting rights in the United States, examine court rulings, discuss voter disengagement, and explore a voting rights timeline. Students will also learn how to register to vote.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Social Studies

Civics

History

October 8, 2020

article

Issue 5, Fall 2023

Exclusion Is Unconstitutional

Illustration of various people looking down at the same spot with a mosaic of book covers behind them.

Acts of censorship in education perpetuated by a small group with concentrated power go against the principles outlined in the United States Constitution.

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Informational

Dockery: The Life and Times of Oliver Hart Dockery—A Colored Narrative

An excerpted biography of a colonel from 1888 that shows how views about race evolved for some while racism persisted.

Unknown

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

Civics

History

December 14, 2017

article

July 26, 2019

Puerto Rico: Decency, Outrage and Collective Power

Puerto Rican flag in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, by Lorie Shaull.

A Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board member encourages us to bring the lessons of the Puerto Rico protests into our practice and our classrooms this year.

Topic

Rights & Activism

publication

It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way

Although the problem is widespread, not every school is affected. About one-third of the educators reported witnessing no incidents in the fall of 2018. Some noted that school had been in session for only a few months

April 23, 2019

article

January 29, 2024

Advocating for Honest History Education: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers

A diverse group of adults meeting in a circle.

What is honest history, why is it essential for our democracy, and how can parents, caregivers and community members advocate for honest history education?

Topic

Rights & Activism

text

Informational

No Promised Land

“When Mormons settled in Missouri in the 1830s, local residents found Mormon beliefs and practices not simply strange, but wrong. … The Mormons, the Missouri governor declared, must be removed—if not by expulsion, then by extermination.”

Jim Carnes

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

May 22, 2017

text

Informational

First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861

Lincoln’s first inaugural address illustrates the centrality of slavery in southern states decision to secede after the 1860 election.

Abraham Lincoln

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 5, 2018

article

Issue 64, Spring 2020

Advice From the Experts

TT answers your tough questions.

article

Issue 66, Spring 2021

Advice From the Experts

TT answers your tough questions.

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