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May 30, 2019

We Love That Teachers Are Speaking Up for LGBTQ Students

Small LGBTQ flag sitting in bin with writing utensils.

As some push back against lessons about gender equality and sexual identities, we stand firm with educators who do the work to protect and support LGBTQ students.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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Understanding the Role and Responsibilities of the Department of Education

By fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access, the Department of Education is a vital federal agency for the future of our nation.

March 20, 2025

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Letter to Alexander H. Stephens, December 22, 1860

Lincoln’s letter to Alexander H. Stephens states his desire to prevent slavery’s spread and not threaten it where it already existed. This speaks to the centrality of slavery as a cause of the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

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6-8 9-12

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Slavery

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History

January 6, 2018

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The Dis-United States. Or the Southern Confederacy.

This is a political cartoon satirizing the secession of South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Louisiana in an attempt to show the disunity of the new Confederacy.

Currier and Ives, New York

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

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Slavery

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History

December 15, 2017

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Celebrate Juneteenth With a Commitment to Disrupt the Continuum of Hard History

Learning for Justice is relaunching the Teaching Hard History podcast series with host Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D., to resist current efforts to erase and alter our nation’s history. As we celebrate Juneteenth, we uplift liberation and Black joy and culture. And we commit to learning and teaching the hard history that is foundational to the United States and the ongoing movement for freedom and equality.

Teaching Hard History Podcast Series
Slavery and the Civil War, Part 1
Teaching Hard History: American Slavery |Key Concepts Videos

June 18, 2025

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Eulogy of George Washington (1799)

This text covers the topics of faith and slavery in early America, religion and enslaved people, and preachers' narratives during slavery.

Richard Allen

Grade Level

9-12

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Slavery

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Civics

History

Geography

December 14, 2017

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Impact of Youth Vote (Transcript)

This transcript accompanies the "Impact of Youth Vote" lesson.

July 18, 2017

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Kate Shuster

Kate Shuster, Ph.D., is an education researcher and author based in Montgomery, Alabama. Her work as project director for Teaching Tolerance’s Teaching Hard History initiative has included the following: researching for and writing the widely cited report Teaching Hard History: American Slavery; leading a team of experts to write and revise a suite of innovative K–12 curricular resources; producing the Teaching Hard History podcast; and creating and managing partnerships with related interpretive centers and institutions. Kate is also the author and researcher of Teaching Tolerance’s Teaching

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