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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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The Tank Man
Tiananmen Square is a large city square in Beijing, China, that has become known as a site of political protest. This photograph documents an infamous moment in the square’s history.
July 5, 2014
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Ain’t I a Woman?
Sojourner Truth delivered this speech at the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. Born into slavery, Truth is widely known for her abolition and women’s rights work. Two versions of this speech are included.
July 2, 2014
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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.
December 14, 2017
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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.
January 7, 2013
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I Am the Blood of the Conqueror; I Am the Blood of the Conquered
In this blog post, the author details the internal struggle she feels when coming to terms with the bloody heritage she shares with conquistadors like Christopher Columbus and the pride she takes in remembering, embracing and living out her cultural history.
August 22, 2016
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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
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StoryCorps: Father, Daughter and the Holocaust
“And I asked him everything that I ever wanted to ask. I asked him to tell me the real story.”
July 8, 2014
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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.
February 26, 2020
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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.