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Gay and Lesbian Parents

In this nonfiction piece, Julianna Fields tells the story of Bailey and his two fathers. After protecting Bailey from onlookers' scorn when he was a child, the family decided to participate in a project showcasing the diversity found in local families.

Julianna Fields

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

July 26, 2014

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Freedom Riders

The freedom riders, black and white, joined together to effect change. Traveling across the South while enduring ridicule and pain, they helped ensure that doors were open to all people, regardless of skin color.

Rhonda Brownstein

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 5, 2014

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Out of Auschwitz

Samuel Pisar, a survivor of Auschwitz, recounts his liberation at age 16 from the most notorious Nazi death camp.

Samuel Pisar

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion

Subject

History

Geography

July 5, 2014

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Race Against Time

Dozens of racially motivated murders took place in the South during the 1950s and 1960s. Time is running out to solve these cold cases.

Shaila Dewan

Grade Level

9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 5, 2014

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The Skin I'm In (Chapter 4)

Maleeka gets made fun of at school about her clothes, her grades, even the color of her skin. In this chapter, one of her teachers, with white blotches on her face, shows how she's been able to accept the skin she's in.

Sharon Flake

Grade Level

6-8

July 3, 2014

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Witch Hunting

In this essay, the author draws parallels between the "witch hunts" experienced in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts and in 1950 in the U.S. government at U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy's urgings.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Religion Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

Civics

History

June 20, 2016

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The White House: A Slave's View

The discovery of a memoir by one of President Madison's slaves sheds light on the role slavery played in the White House.

Rachel L. Swarns

Grade Level

9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

July 7, 2014

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March With Me

Letitia and Mae join children leaving school to march in Birmingham, Alabama. Disappointed that they were not arrested while picketing Woolworth’s, they feel reassured by Rev. Bevel, who tells them they made a great contribution to the movement.

Rosalie T. Turner

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

October 30, 2014

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Hawaiʻi Ponoʻi

The principal of Hālau Lōkahi, a public charter school in Hawaii, speaks to students about the importance of having an appreciation for Hawaiian tradition and history.

Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

History

Geography

March 20, 2015

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Echoes

You can see, hear, feel, and taste the injustice, frustration, and naiveté experienced at this ladies' get together.

Pat Mora

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Class Immigration

July 3, 2014

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