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A letter written from Jo Ann Robinson to Mayor W.A. Gayle of Montgomery, Alabama, dated May 21, 1954

WPC President Jo Ann Robinson wrote to the mayor of Montgomery asking for fair treatment of Black people on public transportation.

Women’s Political Council (WPC) President Jo Ann Robinson

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Class Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

Social Studies

History

July 18, 2022

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FBI memo announcing COINTELPRO counterintelligence program against civil rights groups (August 25, 1967)

This memo details the FBI’s COINTELPRO plan to discredit and neutralize Black civil rights organizations.

J. Edgar Hoover

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

Subject

Social Studies

History

July 18, 2022

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Issue 10, Fall 1996

True Pictures

The Pinkney's offer children new ways to see -- and read about -- themselves.

lesson

Labor Matters

Draw on your students' prior knowledge to help them understand the importance of the labor movement.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

Economics

July 6, 2009

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Veteran Benefits Denied Holders

An article in a Black newspaper that describes how thousands of Black soldiers and others from marginalized groups, including LGBTQ people, were denied GI benefits after returning from World War II

John H. Young III

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

July 7, 2022

article

February 6, 2019

Teachers Against Child Detention: “We’re Not Gonna Stop”

Immigrant families and allies gather behind a sign that reads, "Keep our families together."

Teacher of the Year Mandy Manning talks with TT about the movement to end child detention, the upcoming Teach-In for Freedom and a Call to Action she hopes all educators will hear.

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

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Issue 43, Spring 2013