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The Freedman's Bureau!
This political cartoon from 1866 attacks Black suffrage and the Freedman’s Bureau.
July 18, 2022
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Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation
The article is Congressman John Lewis’ last message to the nation shortly before his death.
July 18, 2022
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Statement by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee on the War in Vietnam, Fire, Praise for SNCC Statement on Vietnam, Murdered: Sammy Younge
The text is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s official statement denouncing U.S. actions in Vietnam, plus a press release and a newspaper article on SNNC.
July 18, 2022
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Text-dependent Questions for "The Lockdown"
Text-dependent Questions accompany "The Lockdown."
July 18, 2017
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Association of Citizens’ Councils of Mississippi, 4th Annual Report July 1958
Segregationists promote their agenda through Mississippi’s Citizens’ Council in an argument for states’ rights and racial integrity.
June 15, 2022
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Religion versus Equality?
The tension between religious refusal laws and LGBTQ rights poses a classic social studies dilemma.
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Heritage Months: Hard to Handle?
Heritage months offer opportunities to model yearlong inclusive teaching practices.
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Advice From the Experts
Q: A student came in with a “Hillary for Prison” T-shirt, and I suggested it might be inappropriate for school. My administrator told the student that political statements on clothing are allowed, but our dress code says
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Revealing Magical Powers in Reading
This year is the 50th anniversary of Roald Dahl's classic children's book James and the Giant Peach. In the story, 7-year-old orphan James Henry Trotter escapes his two rotten, abusive aunts by crawling into a giant peach, which rolls, floats and flies him to a new life of wonder and love.
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Kindness Isn’t Just for Elementary School
World Kindness Day is a great opportunity for all educators to integrate SEC skills into their curricula.