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Write to the Source
Small Moment
Small Moment asks students to demonstrate their narrative skills when writing about personal experiences.
July 19, 2014
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Informational
On Emancipation Day in D.C., Two Memorials Tell Very Different Stories
Two memorials have been built in commemoration of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation-one in 1896 and 1998. And while they both pay tribute to the same event, they depict the African Americans within them in very different lights.
July 16, 2018
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Lies My Bookshelf Told Me: Slavery in Children’s Literature
Children’s books are a common way to introduce the topic of slavery to our youngest students. But what do we do when the stories get it wrong?
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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.
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How Do I Ask That?
Encourage students to respectfully ask questions and make statements about other belief systems.
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Teaching Hard History With Primary Sources
We can’t teach the truth about American history without including the voices of enslaved people.
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Protest Is Patriotic
This year, the Fourth of July arrives amid protests against racism and police brutality toward Black Americans and a focus on the role white supremacy has always played in the United States. As these resources show, this holiday and its symbols are tied to a long tradition of protest and demands that our nation make good on its promise of freedom for all.
- Pledge Laws: Controlling Protest and Patriotism in Schools
- What Is Your American Flag?
- Celebrating Freedom Means Celebrating Defiance
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Steps To Take When A Book Is Challenged
Learn how to combat censorship and book banning in your school or community with these actions from the American Library Association, National Council of Teachers of English and People for the American Way.
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What If There Were No Black People?
In this poem, the speaker explores how our culture would be lacking—in people, in music, in movements, in contributions—without contributions of African Americans.
July 3, 2014
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Show Support for LGBT Students this Wednesday
This past spring, one of my friends at Hardin County High School in Savannah, Tenn. wore a T-shirt on the Day of Silence – a national observance to raise awareness of anti-gay bullying and harassment. Her shirt displayed the slogan, "Lesbian and Proud."