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Juliette Hampton Morgan: A Lesson for Teachers

This piece accompanies the Juliette Hampton Morgan lesson series. Participants learn the importance of being an ally through the story of Juliette Hampton Morgan, a white woman who lived in Montgomery, Alabama, during segregation.

Professional Development Topic

Teacher Leadership

Topic

Rights & Activism

July 6, 2009

article

Issue 37, Spring 2010

The Only One

Illustration of a girl holding her books

When you’re the only person of color in your class, school can become a struggle between two worlds.

article

November 24, 2014

When Educators Understand Race and Racism

What is the fundamental outcome of educators growing their racial competence? Learning.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

text

Informational

Judgement of the Supreme Court of the United States in Plessy v. Ferguson

In the matter of Plessy v. Ferguson, the United States Supreme Court upheld practices that perpetuated Jim Crow segregation, declaring that “separate but equal” accommodations were legal. Nearly 60 years later, the Court overturned the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

Mr. Justice Brown and Mr. Justice Harlan

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

March 3, 2016

article

Issue 46, Spring 2014

The Gentle Catalyst

Afraid to teach about privilege? Three teachers show how it’s done.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

text

Informational

An Abolition Traitor

A Democratic laborer comments on the problem of abolitionism in the North as well as the South, claiming that the emancipation of enslaved people will result in the damaging of white labor rights and opportunities.

Democratic Workingman (Anonymous)

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 15, 2017

article

October 18, 2016

A Teacher Who Looks Like Me

A white educator reflects on this reality: Most teachers in the United States are white, which means that many children of color don’t have academic role models who look like them.

article

February 19, 2015

Privilege Paralysis on a College Campus

Teaching the movement to high schoolers gave this college student an opportunity to address her personal "privilege paralysis" and embrace her potential as an agent of change.

Topic

Rights & Activism

text

Informational

A Rumbling in the Mines

This chapter details the Chinese involvement in building the transcontinental railroad and the friction it caused between them and white workers, whom Chinese workers displaced from their jobs due to their willingness to work for less and not join labor unions.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

History

Economics

Geography

August 22, 2016

article

Issue 44, Summer 2013

Set in Stone

How do monuments that venerate individuals who promoted hate and bigotry affect our efforts to create a more tolerant society?

Topic

Rights & Activism

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