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Issue 49, Spring 2015

You Spoke, We Listened

Reader reactions: Your thoughts on being vulnerable, Roma, immigration and more.

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Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association

This segment examines black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey and his organization, the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Best known for his leadership in a "back to Africa" movement, Garvey's ideas would influence later black nationalist thought.

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9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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Civics

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July 8, 2014

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Issue 14, Fall 1998

By Virtue of Being Human

December 10, 1998, marked the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Classrooms around the country participated in a yearlong commemoration by exploring human rights issues across the curriculum.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 43, Spring 2013

Toolkit for "Two Pairs of Shoes"

Building Your Knowledge Learn more about Native Americans. First, encourage students to take a short quiz to see what they already know (or don’t know) about Native American Influences in U.S. History and Culture. Oral

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Association of Citizens’ Councils of Mississippi, 4th Annual Report July 1958

Segregationists promote their agenda through Mississippi’s Citizens’ Council in an argument for states’ rights and racial integrity.

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement

June 15, 2022

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Katherine Watkins

Growing up with a racially conscious mother, Katherine Watkins has been educated on Native American and African American literature and continues to enrich her knowledge as an avid reader. With African-American, Cherokee, Apache, Choctaw, Comanche and Irish ancestry, she is extremely interested in improving race relations, as can be seen in her classroom and activism work. Watkins is a veteran teacher of 20 years and is working on her second memoir and a novella.

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Issue 45, Fall 2013

Lessons of 1964: The Movement Continues

This year's civil rights anniversaries can be a call to action.

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Rights & Activism

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Teresa L. Reed

Teresa L. Reed, Ph.D., (she/her) serves as the dean of the School of Music at the University of Louisville. The author of several books including The Holy Profane: Religion in Black Popular Music and The Jazz Life of Dr. Billy Taylor, Reed has lectured nationally and internationally on music theory and African American music. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including the Journal of Religious Thought, Popular Music and Society and the Black Music Research Journal. She was previously on the faculty at the University of Tulsa and during her 25-year tenure there served as director

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Appendix C: Online Supplement

Resources for Critical Practices Introduction Perspectives by Jalaya Liles Dunn in Learning for Justice Magazine, Fall 2022 Issue Social Justice Standards by Learning for Justice I. Curriculum and Instruction “ What is

May 26, 2023

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The Power of Language

In this essay, the author identifies vague terminology used by the United States government during World War II to describe their actions toward Japanese Americans and outlines terms that would more appropriately describe the government's actions.

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6-8 9-12

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Civics

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April 28, 2016

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