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One Year Later: Reflections on Charleston
The massacre at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, deeply saddened us—but also galvanized us. On the anniversary of the attack, six TT staffers remember.
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Agree to (Respectfully) Disagree
How to teach students to respectfully engage with peers of differing religious belief systems.
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The School Year That Changed a Nation
The Little Rock Nine: An Interview with Minnijean Brown Trickey
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The Great Immigration Debate
Patricia Smith explores the nation's divide over how to deal with illegal immigration. She outlines the role of immigration in our history, notes the "wariness" felt over immigration ever since, and questions when and how Congress might act on the issue.
July 5, 2014
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What We’re Reading
Teaching Tolerance staff review the latest in culturally aware literature and resources, offering the best picks for professional development and teachers of all grades.
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Join Us in Preventing Youth Violence
National Youth Violence Prevention Week is April 4-8, 2016. Learn what you and your students can do to promote nonviolence.
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Labor Matters
Draw on your students' prior knowledge to help them understand the importance of the labor movement.
July 6, 2009
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A Letter to My Nephew
In this letter, James Baldwin expresses his love for his nephew and describes the hardships of life as a Black man in the United States.
June 22, 2022
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Ned Blackhawk Q&A: Understanding Indigenous Enslavement
Historian Ned Blackhawk explains why we must understand Indigenous enslavement to fully understand American history.
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Engaging School and District Administrators
When school and district leaders explicitly express support for their teachers and for honest histories, educators feel more encouraged to keep doing this important work.
November 21, 2023