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Good Morning, Carrie/ Williams and Walker (1901)
The text is about blackface and music by black artists in the early 20th century.
December 14, 2017
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One Year Later: Reflections on Charleston
The massacre at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, deeply saddened us—but also galvanized us. On the anniversary of the attack, six TT staffers remember.
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A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa
In this text, Venture Smith recounted his experiences as an enslaved person in New England, including his work to pay his enslaver for his freedom in the mid-18th century.
December 15, 2017
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The Silencing of Mary Dyer
In this chapter, Carnes details oppression experienced by the early New England colonists. In particular, he chronicles Mary Dyer’s path from a once uncomfortably conforming Puritan to an outspoken Quaker unshaken by threats, banishment and even death.
January 23, 2017
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Toolkit for “Be Your Own Historian”
Teach and learn about the Reconstruction era with resources—including videos, texts, lessons and a unit plan—from Facing History and Ourselves.
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Barracoon
This excerpt from Barracoon, which provides a first-person account from the last living man transported from Africa to America as an enslaved person. The excerpt shows Zora Neal Hurston arriving at Cudjo Lewis’ house to speak with him about his past in only the way he can.
June 18, 2019
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"Unite and Overcome!"
Chicana activist Elizabeth Martínez calls for fearless thinking about racism.
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Advice From the Experts
TT answers your tough questions! This time, how to talk about Black Lives Matter in your classroom and how to protect LGBT students.