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Old Problem, New Approach
Heritage months offer opportunities to model yearlong inclusive teaching practices.
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Charles Person: Freedom Rider Encourages Others To Get On Board
For the youngest of the original Freedom Riders who boarded buses in 1961, the quest for justice continues.
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How Stereotypes Undermine Test Scores
Subtle changes in test environments can improve standardized test scores among students of color and girls.
July 6, 2017
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Underwriting Manual: Underwriting and Valuation Procedure under Title II of the National Housing Act
This text contains sections of the Federal Housing Administration’s underwriting manual that detail valuations of property based on racial factors.
July 18, 2022
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Oh Freedom
This pairing of the slideshow and song displays the resilience and dedication of civil rights marchers as they marched for freedom.
July 18, 2022
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The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in Jackson, Mississippi
This video shows the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights holding a hearing in Jackson, Mississippi, over civil rights violations in voting.
July 18, 2022
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Freedom Primer No. 1: The Convention Challenge and the Freedom Vote
This pamphlet from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) explains their unsuccessful 1964 Democratic National Convention challenge in Atlantic City and the MFDP’s plans moving forward from the convention.
July 18, 2022
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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.
July 18, 2022
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A. Philip Randolph Oral History Interview 1
This text is a transcription of a meeting between A. Philip Randolph and Harry Truman in which Randolph encourages Truman to pass an executive order barring Jim Crow laws in the armed forces.
July 18, 2022
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The Chicago Plan - January 7, 1966
The press release from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on behalf of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) details the organization’s plans to end slums in Chicago.
July 18, 2022