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The Resurgence of Hate

The purpose of this activity is to take a look at one of the most famous hate groups, try to understand why its members believe the way they do and learn what can be done to stop hate groups from returning to their historic levels of power and influence.

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6-8

January 11, 2010

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Issue 54, Fall 2016

Toolkit for "One Hundred Years in the Making"

This toolkit for “One Hundred Years in the Making” provides instructional ideas to experience the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) without traveling to Washington, D.C.

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Issue 63, Fall 2019

Ned Blackhawk Q&A: Understanding Indigenous Enslavement

Historian Ned Blackhawk explains why we must understand Indigenous enslavement to fully understand American history.

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Issue 59, Summer 2018

Toolkit for “We Are Our Ancestors' Wildest Dreams”

Want to take these teachers’ advice? Educate yourself on the deep and complex history of American slavery and how it shaped the American institutions and beliefs about race.

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Jennifer L. Lieberman

Jennifer L. Lieberman is Assistant Professor of English at the University of North Florida, and has taught classes to conventional and incarcerated students in subjects ranging from American literature and African-American literature to gender and women studies and the history of science, medicine, and technology. She was the Presidential Diversity and Inclusion Award winner and the Florida Blue Center for Ethics Fellow at her university in 2017, both for her work in ethics and social justice. Her book, Power Lines: Electricity in American Life and Letters, 1882-1952, is available from The MIT

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November 13, 2017

Q&A: Native Knowledge 360°

Native Knowledge 360° 2017 Summer Educator Institute | NMAI

The same limited stories about American Indians persist in textbooks. The National Museum of the American Indian’s new program is looking to change that.

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Issue 13, Spring 1998