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With and About: Inviting Contemporary American Indian Peoples Into the Classroom
There’s a long history of U.S. schools failing Indigenous peoples, cultures and histories. In this story, Native parents and educators share examples of how educators and schools still get it wrong—and the steps they can take to fix their mistakes.
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An Act for Prohibiting the Importation of Negroes, June 1774
With this text, the colony of Rhode Island outlawed the importation of enslaved Africans and established the immediate emancipation of enslaved people in the colony in 1774. However, the law stipulated some important exceptions that made this change particularly ineffective.
December 15, 2017
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'American Sabor': A Bilingual, Multicultural Literacy Unit
A middle school teacher shares her innovative approach to using a bilingual multicultural resource.
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Tour Brings American History To Life
Through a grant from Teaching American History, I was part of a group of teachers who spent months reading, listening and watching films and videos about the civil rights movement before we took a trip to the South. But still it was history—far away, untouchable and remote. That was until the first day in Sumner, Miss.
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Presently Invisible: The Arab Plight in American Classrooms
To create more inclusive classrooms and counter negative narratives about Arab Americans, educators can include Arab American history and culture in their current curriculum. Here are some ways to do that.
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Raspberries! An American Tale of Cooperation
With only one wing, the little bird cannot fly to the raspberry patch with her brothers. As luck would have it, she meets a little dog, a chipmunk, and a frog who work together to get them all across the street to the raspberry patch.
July 2, 2014
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Japanese American Responses to Incarceration
This video clip addresses reactions from Japanese Americans to the 8 p.m. curfew, forced imprisonment in internment camps, and creation of the 422nd Regimental Combat Team.
February 5, 2019
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National American Indian Heritage Month 2018
November is National American Indian Heritage Month! In this edition of The Moment, you'll find resources and recommendations that can help ensure Native histories and experiences are respected and represented in your classroom.
- Rewriting History—for the Better
- Q&A: Native Knowledge 360°
- With and About: Inviting Contemporary American Indian Peoples Into the Classroom
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American Patriotic Songs: Context and Perspective
Exploring the historical complexity of this music lets us confront the various voices, functions and stories that a single patriotic song can embody.