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Jim Crow Is Watching

In this essay, the author describes the ways in which the Civil War and 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments guaranteed African Americans certain rights, but how those rights were quickly reversed due to intimidation and the Jim Crow system.

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Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Economics

Geography

April 27, 2016

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Nativism and the Know-Nothings

In this essay, the author describes the Nativism movement, capturing the ways in which it dips and surges based on immigration cycles.

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Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Immigration

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

June 20, 2016

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Issue 11, Spring 1997

"Unite and Overcome!"

Chicana activist Elizabeth Martínez calls for fearless thinking about racism.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Issue 45, Fall 2013

Toolkit for “Lessons of 1964: The Movement Continues”

1964 included a number of important civil rights events critical to the ongoing march for racial equality and justice. These resources can help take students back to this important year. 1964 Civil Rights Milestone

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Issue 47, Summer 2014

Radical!

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Nine visionaries who changed the way we think about education.

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November 18, 2016

Teach Standing Rock With Purpose

This educator—originally from North Dakota—shares two reflections that inform how and what she teaches about Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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Rights & Activism

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May 9, 2016

Q&A With Dana Goldstein

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to hear directly from journalist and author of The Teacher Wars, Dana Goldstein!

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Incident in Hattiesburg

Howard Zinn calls for an end to the police brutality Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) volunteers experience in Mississippi.

Howard Zinn

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

Subject

Social Studies

Civics

History

July 18, 2022

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Issue 53, Summer 2016

Webinars for Your Summer Weekends

Summer’s here! Catch up on our on-demand webinars and spread the word.

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The Silencing of Mary Dyer

In this chapter, Carnes details oppression experienced by the early New England colonists. In particular, he chronicles Mary Dyer’s path from a once uncomfortably conforming Puritan to an outspoken Quaker unshaken by threats, banishment and even death.

Jim Carnes

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

History

January 23, 2017

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