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January 29, 2018

The Election, One Year Later: Fear and Mixed Blessings at a Midwestern High School

Anthropologist Max Altman was observing students and educators at a Midwestern high school when the 2016 presidential election occurred. He witnessed firsthand how they responded and followed up this winter to see what had changed in the last year.

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Religion Immigration Rights & Activism

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January 31, 2018

The Election, One Year Later: Life Goes On at an East Coast Middle School

When anthropologist Alexandra Freidus was observing students and educators at an East Coast middle school in fall 2016, she got to see how the presidential election affected them. She followed up with them a year later.

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Religion Immigration Rights & Activism

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Teaching Hard History: American Slavery

With Teaching Hard History, we’re calling on American educators, curriculum writers and policy makers to confront the fact that slavery and racial injustice are not only a foundational part of the nation’s past, but a continuing influence on the present.

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Slavery Class Rights & Activism

February 13, 2018

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February 21, 2019

Empowering Teachers to Become Activists

After noticing tension within their school community, teachers, students and staff planned a one-day workshop for local educators called “Understanding the Muslim American Experience: Leadership Training.”

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Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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Making the Decision to Resist the Draft: Frank Yamasaki

“While in the Mindoka concentration camp, Idaho, during World War II, Frank Yamasaki refused his draft order. As a result, he was imprisoned at the McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington.”

Densho

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Class Immigration Rights & Activism

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History

February 5, 2019

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Literature

The New Kid in Class

Mia can’t understand why the new kid, Amena, seems sad, but she learns that a little empathy can go a long way.

Kaitlin Cyca and Monita K. Bell

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Religion Immigration Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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History

June 27, 2019

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January 15, 2019

Teaching the Government Shutdown

The United States Capitol building illuminated at night.

Avoid polarized arguments about the federal government shutdown by emphasizing historical context, processes and the shutdown's effect on people across the United States.

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Class Immigration Rights & Activism

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August 28, 2020

Resources for Confronting White Nationalism

Young person sitting in front of a laptop computer.

Educators can play a critical role in recognizing and addressing white nationalism. Two authors of Western States Center’s toolkit, ‘Confronting White Nationalism in Schools,’ explain how.

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Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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Negro farmer who has brought his cotton samples to town discusses price with cotton buyer. Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi

This photograph captures a moment of negotiation between a cotton farmer and a cotton buyer.

Marion Post Walcott

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Class

July 18, 2022

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Informational

Letter from Mrs. J.H. Adams, Macon, Georgia, to the Bethlehem Baptist Association in Chicago, Illinois

The text is a letter from J.H. Adams to the Bethlehem Baptist Association written in 1918.

J.H. Adams

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Religion Class Immigration

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Social Studies

History

July 18, 2022

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