July 8, 2014
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Visual
Map from “Freedom and Slavery, and the Coveted Territories”
A map of the United States with shading to indicate slave states, free states and territories, with details such as the states’ representation in Congress and their number of enslaved people.
December 14, 2017
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Power of the Vote: Lifting the Veil of White Supremacy, From the Ocoee Massacre to January 6
Civics education must include complete, honest histories and encourage young people to use their right to vote.
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StoryCorps: They Changed My Name
“By the time I was in the second grade, everyone was calling me Raymond.”
July 8, 2014
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Informational
Frederick Douglass Describes Enslavers
In this specific passage, which comes from the book’s first chapter, Douglass describes his enslavers. The passage focuses on Douglass’s memory of his first encounter with the brutality of his enslavers.
January 6, 2018
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Sandra Day O'Connor Views Alice Paul (Transcript)
This piece is to accompany Women's SuffrageWatch the video here.
November 15, 2011
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Rights & Activism
Help students understand the role of rights and resistance in shaping our history, and provide models of informed civic engagement. From women's suffrage to the civil rights movement to Standing Rock, our rights and
June 28, 2017
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Pay BIPOC Educators for Their DEI Labor
Volunteer-based DEI teams often recreate the inequities they are designed to address. Here is how to do better.
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National Treasures
Help your students travel through time with primary sources from the Library of Congress.
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StoryCorps: When Grandfather Came Out
“I just felt I was not living an honest life.”
July 8, 2014