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A Very Special Delivery

'Henry Brown left Richmond, Va. a slave and arrived in Philadelphia—in a freight box—a free man. Abolitionists who cheered Brown's 27-hour journey to freedom chose not to publicize it, fearing that others following in his path would be in danger.

Alison Leigh Cowan

Grade Level

9-12

Subject

History

July 5, 2014

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Mama Played Baseball

With her husband away fighting in World War II, Amy's mother gets a job playing baseball in the first professional women's league.

David Adler

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

History

July 7, 2014

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On Liberty and Slavery

The first Black Southerner to have a book of poetry published, Horton's plea for freedom personifies liberty and beseeches her to stamp out oppression and break his chains.

George Moses Horton

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

July 7, 2014

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Rough on Rats

"Rough on Rats" is a late 19th-century advertisement for a pesticide. The image depicts a stereotypical Chinese man eating a rat.

Forbes Co. Boston

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Immigration

Subject

History

September 3, 2015

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Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment

The Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment, or Alabama Constitution Amendment 774, was ratified by voters in 2006.

Alabama State Legislature

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 2, 2014

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Beyond the Barbed Wire

Helen Tsuchiya, born a U.S. citizen, tells what it was like to move from her home to an internment camp surrounded by barbed wire after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Helen Tsuchiya and Larry Long

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 2, 2014

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An Act to Protect Religious Freedom and Recognize Equality in Civil Marriage

With this law, passed by the General Assembly in 2009, Vermont became the fourth state to recognize same-sex marriages.

Vermont General Assembly

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 2, 2014

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Chinese Exclusion Act

Enacted in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act, formally titled “An Act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese,” was one of the first laws limiting immigration into the United States.

4th Congress

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 2, 2014

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a critical piece of that legally protected citizens from discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender or religion. The following is one title, or part, of the law.

88th Congress

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Religion Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 2, 2014

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Connected to Everything: A story from the Bitterroot Salish

“Connected to Everything” is a story written by Jennifer Greene and published in the Fall 2009 issue of Teaching Tolerance. This story is adapted from a traditional tale of the Bitterroot Salish, a Native American tribe in Montana.

Jennifer Greene

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Subject

History

July 2, 2014

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