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The Straight Story
The editor of Teaching Tolerance reflects on governmental executions.
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Seeking the Warmth of the Union Suit
Last summer, my students were fascinated with union suits, the one-piece undergarment. We were getting ready to visit the Minnesota History Center, where a display featured a Minnesota-based company that got its start as a producer of union suits. We previewed the museum’s collection online. The students were quite taken with the red wool outfit with the “trapdoor” over the rear end.
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Disability Is Diversity
Embracing diversity means accepting disability as a part of the total human experience and being intentional about practices that remove barriers to learning so all children can thrive.
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Wings of Witness
A 7th grade Holocaust history project evolves into a memorial sculpture.
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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day All Year Long
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is October 11, 2021. We encourage you to uplift contemporary Indigenous cultures and histories by incorporating resources written by and about Indigenous peoples into your curriculum. In these LFJ resources, learn various ways to do this in your classroom—all year long.
- Indigenous Peoples' History
- Decolonizing the Classroom: Teaching With Indigenous Comics
- With and About: Inviting Contemporary American Indian Peoples Into the Classroom
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Spotlighting—and Quantifying—the Problem
No one knows the extent of the problem nationally. In 2018, the SPLC’s Learning for Justice project, then Teaching Tolerance, collected hundreds of news reports detailing hate in schools directed toward individuals or
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What the International Response to the Civil Rights Movement Tells us about Ferguson.
This article from 2014 draws attention to the international implications of the Civil Rights Movement. Moreover, it compares and contrasts the Civil Rights Movement and Cold War Politics with modern-day social justice struggles and international politics.
July 7, 2022
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The Power of Place: Art as a Tool for Social Justice
Alabama artists are depicting honest history and challenging historical invisibility—reshaping public narratives of justice in their communities.
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Leading Conversations After the Insurrection in Washington D.C.
In the coming days and weeks, we hope you'll offer students important context for the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol—and we'll keep sharing resources to help you do so. But we know you're likely already talking with students about what happened. We hope these resources help.
- Leading Conversations After Crisis
- Let's Talk!
- To Sustain the Tough Conversations, Active Listening Must Be the Norm