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A Teacher’s Letter to President Trump
This elementary school teacher hopes that the president can visit her school to see and learn about a different strategy for keeping our children safe.
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Twice the Distance
First-In-Family Immigrant Students Face a Double Challenge When Applying to Colleges.
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The Fire Horse Girl
In this excerpt, the narrator, a young Chinese girl, poses as a boy with forged papers, trying to gain entry into the United States. When she realizes the American immigration agents are checking identity papers at the dock, she fights past them and runs for her life.
July 7, 2014
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Change for the Better: I dare to dream in NYC
In this essay, Nhi relates her experience of moving to the United States from Vietnam when she was in high school. Her story illustrates the value of perseverance and “putting yourself out there.”
December 22, 2015
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Starting With Ourselves: Preparing for Tough Classroom Conversations
This school administrator offers recommendations for setting up courageous conversations in the new year, with discussions among colleagues as the first step.
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Experiment in Fairness
Bayard Rustin was an African American leader who worked for the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) in the 1940s and 1950s for equal rights for all Americans using nonviolence. In this story, he writes about the struggle for an African American man to order a simple hamburger at a restaurant in the Midwest.
July 16, 2018
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What’s New With Teaching Tolerance’s Educator Grants?
Learn about a few of the initiatives we’ve funded this year and how you can apply for a chance to get funding for your own project!
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The Confederate Spy: A Story of the War of 1861
This is an excerpt from a work of fiction about the Civil War. It expresses a pro-Northern view while at the same time arguing that enslaved persons do not desire freedom.
December 15, 2017
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The History of African-American Social Dance
Why do we dance? African-American social dances started as a way for enslaved Africans to keep cultural traditions alive and retain a sense of inner freedom. They remain an affirmation of identity and independence. In this electric demonstration, packed with live performances, choreographer, educator and TED Fellow Camille A. Brown explores what happens when communities let loose and express themselves by dancing together.
September 28, 2018
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