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Barracoon

This excerpt from Barracoon, which provides a first-person account from the last living man transported from Africa to America as an enslaved person. The excerpt shows Zora Neal Hurston arriving at Cudjo Lewis’ house to speak with him about his past in only the way he can.

Zora Neale Hurston

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Religion Class

Subject

History

June 18, 2019

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March 13, 2023

"Safe Saturday" Conversations About Race

Computer, notebook, pen, coffee cup sit on a desk with a stack of books and an apple on top.

An educator’s message motivated by personal unresolved grief leads to the creation of a safe space for intensive, interactive learning about racism and honest U.S. history.

lesson

Defusing School Violence

This lesson explores the complexities of a situation in which immigrant students attend a school that is plagued with racially motivated violence. Working in small groups and as a class, students will discuss possible solutions and outcomes and apply their problem-solving skills to issues affecting their own school and community.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

SEL

ELL / ESL

April 1, 2010

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Informational

"Nonviolence vs. Jim Crow" 1942

Bayard Rustin believed deeply in the power of nonviolence during the era of segregation. In the following essay, he describes its use and effect on a bus ride from Louisville to Nashville.

Bayard Rustin

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Class

Subject

History

February 22, 2019

article

Issue 6, Fall 2024

Inspiring Hope: A Conversation With Maud Dahme

Maud Dahme, Holocaust survivor and educator, emphasizes the importance of survivor testimony in learning from the past and uplifts our shared humanity.

article

September 29, 2020

Self-care Can Be Social Justice

Self-care is critical for all educators. But for BIPOC educators, it can be a first step toward self-sustaining, anti-racist practices in schools.

article

Issue 61, Spring 2019

Equity, Period.

Join the movement to destigmatize menstruation and make schools more accommodating for all students who experience it.

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Informational

1982: The AIDS Epidemic

In his article, physician and journalist Lawrence K. Altman describes the early cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the uncertainty that surrounded the infectious disease at its naming.

Lawrence K. Altman

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Ability Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

History

July 5, 2014

lesson

The Color of Law: Developing the White Middle Class

This lesson is the third and final lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students examine policies that supported and cultivated the creation of the white middle class and the practices that excluded black and nonwhite people from economic development.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

Economics

October 10, 2019

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Informational

Memories of Childhood’s Slavery Days (Chapter: Reminiscences), 1909

This text is a long reflection by a woman who was formerly enslaved. The author, Annie, grew up working in the home of her enslaver. The text gives her perspective on the experience of slavery and liberation.

Annie L. Burton

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 14, 2017

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