Teaching 'The New Jim Crow' Preparing to Teach 'The New Jim Crow' In The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Michelle Alexander introduces readers to the phenomenon of mass incarceration in the
From a novel that raised public consciousness about conditions in the meatpacking industry, these excerpts provide a glimpse into early 20th century industrialization from labor's vantage point.
School activities surrounding Christmas can have unintentional negative consequences like reinforcing commercialism, focusing on "good" and "bad" behavior and isolating students who don't celebrate the holiday.
In this short story, from the 1853 abolitionist collection Autographs for Freedom, Parker shares a heartbreaking tale that shows some of the damage enslavement inflicts on families.