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Five Ways to Avoid Whitewashing the Civil Rights Movement

Going beyond feel-good narratives and examining context helps students learn a fuller and more accurate account of black history, including the often-oversimplified history of the civil rights movement.
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The Silencing of Mary Dyer
In this chapter, Carnes details oppression experienced by the early New England colonists. In particular, he chronicles Mary Dyer’s path from a once uncomfortably conforming Puritan to an outspoken Quaker unshaken by threats, banishment and even death.
January 23, 2017
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Toolkit for “Be Your Own Historian”
Teach and learn about the Reconstruction era with resources—including videos, texts, lessons and a unit plan—from Facing History and Ourselves.
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Charles Henry Langston, Freedom Fighter
Charles Henry Langston was an early abolitionist in Ohio who risked his own safety and freedom to help another man escape slavery.
January 7, 2019
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"Unite and Overcome!"
Chicana activist Elizabeth Martínez calls for fearless thinking about racism.
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Experience the Civil Rights Road Trip
Many schools are offering civil rights trips over spring break. Find out how you can engage students in your communities and across the country.
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Advice From the Experts
TT answers your tough questions! This time, how to talk about Black Lives Matter in your classroom and how to protect LGBT students.
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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.
July 18, 2022