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Secret Audiotapes of JFK Decrying Civil Rights Violations in Birmingham
This 2005 news segment reports on a recently discovered recording from 1963, in which Kennedy responded to news of police violence against civil rights demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama.
July 2, 2014
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Toolkit for "With and About"
This toolkit for “With and About” provides resources to assist educators in designing and delivering more culturally relevant and responsive instruction to and about American Indian peoples.
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Toolkit for "One Hundred Years in the Making"
This toolkit for “One Hundred Years in the Making” provides instructional ideas to experience the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) without traveling to Washington, D.C.
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Keep on Mixing!
National Mix It Up at Lunch Day may be over, but focusing on social divisions in schools is still a priority.
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Responding to the Read-Aloud Text
Author's Chair
Using either a Perspectives central text or their original work, children take on the role of “author,” reading the text aloud and facilitating a class discussion.
July 19, 2014
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A Painter Named Kennedy
Meet Kennedy, of Mombasa, Kenya. His wheelchair doesn’t stop him from making the world a more beautiful place.
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Dialogue of Freedom
Asian voices challenge cultural assumptions about democracy.
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Fresh Takes
Student filmmakers promote dialogue and activism in their communities.
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History Close to Home
Teaching students about the history of their community gives them a stake in its future.