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January 14, 2020

Teach This: Politics and History Textbooks

A stack of textbooks—viewed from the side—in varying conditions of use, from good to worn out.

A recent New York Times article compares history textbooks to show the radical differences between California and Texas editions. It’s a great opportunity to encourage your students to think about the role politics plays in curriculum.

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Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 11, Spring 1997

"Unite and Overcome!"

Chicana activist Elizabeth Martínez calls for fearless thinking about racism.

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Rights & Activism

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Alabama Literacy Test (c. 1965)

A literacy test from Alabama (c. 1965) asks complex questions about civics to suppress voter registration and demonstrates the range of questions available to officials.

State of Alabama

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement

July 7, 2022

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Issue 50, Summer 2015

Toolkit for Race ≠ DNA

This toolkit provides a professional development framework for looking at common misconceptions surrounding race and ancestry, as well as ways to debunk them and build identify-safe classrooms and schools.

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Informational

Loving for All

Richard and Mildred Loving were plaintiffs in the historic Supreme Court ruling Loving v. Virginia, which struck down race restrictions on the freedom to marry. What follows is Mildred Loving’s public statement delivered on June 12, 2007, the 40th Anniversary of the decision.

Mildred Loving

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Geography

July 7, 2014

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Literature

An Angry Black Woman on the Subject of the Angry White Man

Jordan's poem takes on an sarcastic tone as she describes the duties, punishments, emotions and false promises endured by African Americans since slavery in response to Bill Clinton's description of affirmative action as "a psychologically difficult time for the so-called angry White man."

June Jordan

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9-12

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Class Rights & Activism

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History

Economics

July 7, 2014

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January 29, 2010

Remembering Howard Zinn

As a young newspaper reporter in Texas, I covered my fair share of speeches. The thrill of hearing an important person give carefully prepared remarks wore off quickly. So I got in the habit of turning away from the speaker and watching the crowd.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 62, Summer 2019

You and White Supremacy: A Challenge to Educators

White person with blonde hair looking at different angles of themselves.

It started as a series of Instagram posts; then it became a downloadable workbook. Now, the “Me and White Supremacy” challenge is reaching the mainstream—and creator Layla F. Saad hopes all teachers with white privilege will find the courage to take it.

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Afro-Latina

In this spoken word piece, Elizabeth Acevedo speaks of her Afro-Latina heritage, recounting how she first rejected her roots and then learned to embrace them.

Elizabeth Acevedo

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6-8 9-12

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Class Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity

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History

Geography

September 28, 2018

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

A Call for Anti-Bias Education

Illustration of adult revealing to younger people a protest occurring behind an American flag.

To develop the next generation of civic leaders, educate children early and in age-appropriate ways about their identities and key concepts about race.

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