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August 30, 2018

Voting and Democracy Grants Roundup: Elementary and Middle School

TT Voting and Democracy Grants fund projects that encourage students to become empowered advocates for voting in their communities. Here are a few of our favorites.

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Rights & Activism

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October 16, 2018

Trans Rights and Bathroom Access Laws: A History Explained

Sign that reads "All Gender Restroom" next to restroom door.

In the fight for trans rights, information is power. Use this timeline of court rulings to advocate for equal rights for all of your students.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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StoryCorps: I Lost My Voice

“I am happier now without my voice than I've ever been with my voice.”

René Foreman and Michelle Foreman

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Ability

July 8, 2014

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The Grand Council Fire of American Indians wrote this letter in response to the Chicago mayor's 1927 campaign against the use of British textbooks in public schools. The letter condemns the misrepresentation of Native American history in schools.

The Grand Council Fire of American Indians

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6-8

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Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

July 3, 2014

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The Origins of Lynching Culture in the United States

Paula Gidding, a professor of Africana studies at Smith College, discusses the history and origins of lynching.

Facing History and Ourselves

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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History

November 3, 2015

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Issue 19, Spring 2001

Color Lines

A Chicago art class challenges the racist assumptions behind the color wheel.

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Freedom Riders

The freedom riders, black and white, joined together to effect change. Traveling across the South while enduring ridicule and pain, they helped ensure that doors were open to all people, regardless of skin color.

Rhonda Brownstein

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 5, 2014

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Issue 35, Spring 2009

Freedom Riders

An angry mob beat the Freedom Riders when they arrived in Montgomery. How do you explain that to young children?

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Race Riots

In this essay, the author gives a short history of race riots, showing how they were originally organized by whites in an effort to show dominance over African Americans, particularly in the South.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

9-12

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Civics

History

Geography

June 20, 2016

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Issue 4, Spring 2023

The Power of Place

Colorful and stylized silhouettes of people.

LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn explains that “the victories for justice must be fought for and by ordinary people in the South together with allies from other parts of the nation.”

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