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Elders

These images were published in a pro-slavery book in 1915. The author published images of formerly enslaved people who continued to live with their enslavers after the Civil War to argue that they were loyal to their enslavers.

Various

Grade Level

3-5 6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

February 26, 2020

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Informational

1961: The Freedom Riders

The Freedom Riders looked to invoke federal action and gain national attention as they traveled on interstate bus lines across the South seeking service at white-only waiting rooms and lunch counters.

Merrill Perlman

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

July 7, 2014

article

Issue 9, Spring 1996

Summer Vocation

Teacher institutes offer tolerance education.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

article

December 7, 2010

Little Rock Revisited: 40th Anniversary of Integration at Central High

Black students everywhere made history as pioneers paving the way for racial integration in their hometowns.

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Informational

Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave, Written by Himself: Chapter 10

A chapter from the autobiography of Henry Bibb, a well-known black activist who had escaped from slavery. This text contains descriptions of the life of enslaved persons as well as illustrations.

Henry Bibb

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 14, 2017

publication

Section III: Instruction

Integrating Queer Voices into the Curriculum It may seem like a minor adjustment for a teacher to mention a queer figure in history or analyze a queer character in a work of literature. But affirming an LGBTQ student’s

October 29, 2018

article

Issue 31, Spring 2007

We Don't Need Special Powers to Make a Difference

A kid standing on the bed with and adult shirt as a cape

Every kid's a hero.

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

February 24, 2017

The Disturbing “Monkey Business” of U.S. Black-White Race Relations

Representations of black people as animals is both a past and present manifestation of the United States’ complicated history with race.

article

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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James Baldwin: Art, Sexuality and Civil Rights

In this lesson, students will revisit the life of James Baldwin, an African-American literary writer and critic, as well as an icon for civil and gay rights.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

January 7, 2013

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