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Case Against Chairman Bobby and Ericka Dismissed

The Black Panther Party’s newspaper article covers the 1971 acquittal on conspiracy charges for fellow members Ericka Huggins and Bobby Seale. In the article, BPP members also address issues like police brutality, urban poverty and political prisoners.

The Black Panther Party

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

Subject

Social Studies

History

July 18, 2022

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April 6, 2015

Don’t Look Away From Garissa

I don’t have an answer to the question, “How should I talk to my students about Garissa?” But I have some real fears about the dangers of not contextualizing this incident.

Topic

Religion Bullying & Bias

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November 5, 2014

How Do I Ask That?

Encourage students to respectfully ask questions and make statements about other belief systems.

Topic

Religion

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The White House: A Slave's View

The discovery of a memoir by one of President Madison's slaves sheds light on the role slavery played in the White House.

Rachel L. Swarns

Grade Level

9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

July 7, 2014

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June 26, 2014

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 — Title IV: Equal Education for All

A decade after Brown, Title IV again called for desegregation of public schools. Studying images of segregated schools close in time and place can help students build a picture of the wide discrepancies between educational facilities.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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June 17, 2016

Happy Juneteenth!

Statues depicting emancipated enslaved people celebrating and looking towards the sky.

The emancipation story remains largely incomplete, over 150 years later.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Issue 42, Fall 2012

What We’re Reading

The Teaching Tolerance staff reviews the latest in culturally aware literature and resources, offering the best picks for professional development and teachers of all grades.

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An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America

Henry Highland Garnet was an African-American abolitionist, minister, educator and newspaper editor. Garnet delivered “An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America” at the National Negro Convention in Buffalo, N.Y., on Aug. 16, 1843.

Henry Highland Garnet

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 2, 2014

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May 28, 2019

Pledge Laws: Controlling Protest and Patriotism in Schools

United States of America flags placed in a row.

It’s time to revisit students’ rights and what freedom really looks like.

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Write to the Source

Small Moment

Small Moment asks students to demonstrate their narrative skills when writing about personal experiences.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

W.3-5.3, W.3-5.4

July 19, 2014

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