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Fighting for Human Rights
Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights curriculum inspires students to defend human rights today.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Making Our Nation Whole
The Civil Rights Act outlawed hiring discrimination, segregated public schools and public spaces and discriminatory voter registration policies, paving the way for future civil rights legislation.
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Toolkit for “Lies My Bookshelf Told Me: Slavery in Children’s Literature”
Our online Teaching Hard History Text Library includes a wealth of primary and secondary source documents about slavery to share with students of all ages.
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‘Hope, Despair and Memory’
"Hope, Despair and Memory" is an address given by Elie Wiesel on December 11, 1986, the date Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Wiesel is an author and humanitarian and is known for writing about his experience as a survivor of the Holocaust.
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Nobody’s Free Until Everybody’s Free
“Democracy is not a state. It is not some high plateau that we struggle to reach so we can finally settle down to rest. Democracy is an act. It is an act that requires participation, organization and dedication to the highest principles. It is an act, and a series of actions that require us to continuously verify our commitment to civil rights and social justice at every challenge.”
— Rep. John Lewis
- What Are the Values of Democracy?
- Fannie Lou Hamer
- Freedom Summer and Today’s Election Process
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Toolkit for "Expelling Islamophobia"
This toolkit for “Expelling Islamophobia” outlines a six-step lesson plan using the short film American Muslims: Facts vs. Fiction. The purpose is to foster all students’ religious literacy and improve school climate for Muslim students and other vulnerable student groups.
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Learn Something New Every Day
Antisemitism is alive and well in the United States, and its proponents feel emboldened. The antidote? Anti-bias education.
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BROWN V. BOARD: A New Milestone Decade
Can Brown's anniversary reawaken the spirit of common cause that fueled the Civil Rights Movement?
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Puerto Rico: Decency, Outrage and Collective Power
A Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board member encourages us to bring the lessons of the Puerto Rico protests into our practice and our classrooms this year.