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You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!

Amelia Bloomer was a woman who liked to think, live and even dress unconventionally, and she encouraged other people—particularly women—to do the same.

Shana Corey

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 7, 2014

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Danger on my Doorstep

Linda Schubert recounts the fear that consumed her Jewish family living in Nazi-Germany in the late 1930s. Each family member endured individual stress and anxiety, but each also contributed to the family's greater good of the family.

Linda Schubert

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Religion

Subject

History

Geography

July 7, 2014

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Escalating U.S. Poverty Rate Sends Shockwaves

This 2010 news segment considers the cause and impact of the rising poverty level in the United States.

NBC Learn

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class

Subject

History

Economics

July 7, 2014

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Literature

Najeeb Abreely, Immigrant Inspector (1890s)

Because Najeeb Abreely remembers what it was like to emigrate to America, he can soothe the fears of frightened immigrants he must now inspect and question.

Gwenyth Swain

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Immigration

Subject

Civics

History

July 7, 2014

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Julia Moves to the United States

Teaching Tolerance illustration of young gilr with colorful hair moving to the cold big city

Sean McCollum gives an account of writer Julia Alvarez's move to the United States from the Dominican Republic as a young girl. Although Alvarez struggled to fit in in this unfamiliar place, she finally found a comfortable niche in her writing.

Sean McCollum

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Immigration

Subject

History

Geography

July 9, 2014

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Decision No. 633: Promoting Tolerance and Media Freedom on the Internet

Committed to promoting tolerance and the right to "receive and impart information," the OSCE reaffirms the need to report hate crimes on the Internet. Among other suggestions, the OSCE recommends that states review their laws regarding Internet hate speech.

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Permanent Council (OSCE)

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Religion Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

October 30, 2014

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Literature

March With Me

Letitia and Mae join children leaving school to march in Birmingham, Alabama. Disappointed that they were not arrested while picketing Woolworth’s, they feel reassured by Rev. Bevel, who tells them they made a great contribution to the movement.

Rosalie T. Turner

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

October 30, 2014

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Extremism

This cartoon features two religious leaders in separate towers. They are trying to reach each other to shake hands, but a black figure called "extremism" pushes them apart.

In this cartoon, Emad Hajjaj illustrates religious extremism and the role of interfaith relationships.

Emad Hajjaj

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Religion

Subject

History

Geography

October 30, 2014

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Visual

Gay Marriage

"Wrong Side of History" photo shoot shows people throughout history who voted against freeing slaves, women voting and interracial marriage. The photographer says, "Next," and there is an empty seat for someone with a speech bubble that says, "I voted against marriage equality."

This cartoon shows a legislator who voted against marriage equality as part of a series of legislators photographed for a “wrong-side-of-history photo shoot.”

Steve Sack

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

November 3, 2014

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Literature

The Jungle

From a novel that raised public consciousness about conditions in the meatpacking industry, these excerpts provide a glimpse into early 20th century industrialization from labor's vantage point.

Upton Sinclair

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

History

Economics

July 3, 2014

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