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Dred Scott v. Sandford

In this court case, the United States Supreme Court ruled Congress' act to ban slavery in federal territories unconstitutional and determined that no person of African descent was a citizen of the United States.

Supreme Court of the United States

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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Civics

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Geography

June 10, 2015

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Separate Is Not Equal

These two images depict segregated classrooms before the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

Jack Delano

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K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Class

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Civics

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Economics

September 3, 2015

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Y'all Still Don't Hear Me Though

In this essay, Lecia J. Brooks reacts to the rioting in Baltimore by reflecting on her experiences following the Rodney King verdict in 1992.

Lecia J. Brooks

Grade Level

6-8

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Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Class Rights & Activism

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Civics

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Economics

November 4, 2015

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Declaration of Dependence

As a means to reduce and regulate child labor in the United States, the National Child Labor Committee composed a declaration, citing the current state of child labor and three resolutions to the situation.

National Child Labor Committee (A.J. McKelway)

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

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Civics

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Economics

December 30, 2015

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Notes on Situation in Birmingham, Alabama 5/12/1963

President John F. Kennedy made these notes on May 12, 1963, in response to multiple bombings and subsequent rioting in Birmingham, Ala.

John F. Kennedy

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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Civics

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Geography

July 9, 2014

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I Am a Man

Richard L. Copley took this photograph in 1968 at the Memphis sanitation workers' strike -- the reason Martin Luther King Jr. was in Memphis on the day he was killed.

Richard L Copley

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3-5 6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Class Rights & Activism

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Civics

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Economics

July 9, 2014

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I Investigate Lynchings

Undercover, Walter White investigates an African-American woman's lynching in a rural Georgia town. White uses his Southern accent to keep suspicion at bay during a conversation with a general manager, whom he believes to be the lynch-mob leader.

Walter White

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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Civics

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Geography

October 30, 2014

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On Whose Shoulders I Stand

Deborah Walker recalls that, growing up in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, fear and rage lived side by side. She credits her lifelong fight for equity to her guardian angels.

Deborah J. Walker

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9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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Civics

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November 18, 2014

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Rescue Mission

American Indian tribes across the United States are working to revive their lost languages.

Patricia Cohen

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9-12

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Race & Ethnicity

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Civics

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Geography

July 7, 2014

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March 23, 2020

A Trauma-informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus

Empty desks in a classroom with a blackboard in the background.

Experts from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network share their recommendations for educators supporting students during the COVID-19 crisis.

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