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Bayard Rustin: The Fight for Racial Justice and Gay Rights

This lesson centers on the invaluable work and activism of Bayard Rustin. Rustin was not only dedicated to orchestrating the civil rights movement; he was also one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s closest advisors, and the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

January 22, 2013

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Informational

Prison Writings

When Leonard Peltier thinks of the massacre at Wounded Knee, he hears the screams of women and children. Although the vehicle for killing has changed, Peltier explains how American Indians are still being killed off in the modern day.

Leonard Peltier

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 2, 2014

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Issue 1, Fall 2021

We Can Create Change Together

Understanding key concepts about solidarity and the power of diverse coalitions can help students work toward justice.

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Issue 30, Fall 2006

'We were still the enemy'

Kenji Ima recalls life in America's World War II prison camps. His daughter works with a Seattle-based educational theater company to share his story.

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June 24, 2014

Freedom Wasn’t Free in ’64—and It Isn’t Free Now

‘Freedom Summer,’ an American Experience film, highlights an overlooked but essential period in the civil rights movement.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Issue 30, Fall 2006

Papalotzin and the Monarchs: A Bilingual Tale of Breaking Down Walls

The day finally arrived when the Great North built a Great Wall to separate itself from the Great South. But would they live to regret it?

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Issue 48, Fall 2014

Toolkit for Case Studies on Diversity and Social Justice Education

Apply the seven-step case method to another case—or to a case of your own.

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November 14, 2011

2011 Teaching Tolerance Award Winners

Teaching Tolerance recognized five outstanding educators with the first-ever Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching on Dec. 9th in Washington, D.C.

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Literature

I Am Everyone

In this poem, the speaker represents all Native Americans or individuals labeled as Other and persecuted as a result.

Leonard Peltier

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Class

July 7, 2014

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Informational

An Act to Protect Religious Freedom and Recognize Equality in Civil Marriage

With this law, passed by the General Assembly in 2009, Vermont became the fourth state to recognize same-sex marriages.

Vermont General Assembly

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 2, 2014

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