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Heat and Light
The editor of Teaching Tolerance reflects on recent church burnings.
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A PFOX in Sheep’s Clothing
Can you imagine buying groceries if boxes of sugar were labeled "peanut butter" and ice cream cartons read "chicken noodle soup"? You may laugh, but our daily lives are often adventures in just such misinformation.
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A Quick Reference Guide to Teaching Hard History
[2022] LFJ's framework for teaching about American slavery can be used to supplement current curriculum or to guide the creation of new curriculum that more honestly and courageously tells the story of American slavery.
July 6, 2022
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Everyone Has an Accent
A North Carolina professor advocates teaching respect for dialects.
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Freedom's Main Line
One of the earliest assaults on segregated transit in the South occurred in Louisville, Ky., in 1870-71. There, the city’s black community organized a successful protest that relied on nonviolent direct action, a tactic that would give shape to the modern civil rights movement nearly a century later.
December 6, 2017
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“Own Your Voice”
Journalist and educator Maria Hinojosa has a lot to say about how to elevate student voices.
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Activism Isn’t a Four-Letter Word
Encouraging students to take an interest in the well-being of others is not indoctrination: It’s the right thing to do.
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What We're Watching
Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these TT-approved films!
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Music Reconstructed: Lara Downes’ Classical Perspective on Jim Crow
Installment 4 From concertos to operas, Black composers captured the changes and challenges facing African Americans during Jim Crow. Renowned classical pianist Lara Downes is bringing new appreciation to the works of
April 26, 2022
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Teaching Hard History Podcast Series
Host Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D., brings us the hard history of the United States from slavery through the Jim Crow era and the Civil Rights Movement — with relevance to today’s issues.
January 30, 2018