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Street Justice

The distrust between the Jewish community and African-American community in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in the 1990s reached an all-time high when a runaway car struck two children.
by
Jim Carnes
Grade Level
6-8
Topic
Religion Immigration
Subject
History
Social Justice Domain
Identity Action
May 22, 2017
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No Promised Land

“When Mormons settled in Missouri in the 1830s, local residents found Mormon beliefs and practices not simply strange, but wrong. … The Mormons, the Missouri governor declared, must be removed—if not by expulsion, then by extermination.”
by
Jim Carnes
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Religion Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Social Justice Domain
Justice Action
May 22, 2017
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Can I See Some ID?

Are voter ID laws meant to prevent voter fraud or suppress voter turnout among eligible minority groups? Prior to the 2012 presidential election, a majority of states considered such laws. In this article, Patricia Smith explores the two viewpoints.
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Patricia Smith
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Class Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Social Justice Domain
Justice
July 7, 2014
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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.
by
Jim Carnes
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Religion Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism
Subject
History
Social Justice Domain
Identity Diversity Justice Action
January 23, 2017
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To Serve With Honor

To serve with honor
Leonard Matlovich, a U.S. Air Force sergeant, was awarded the Purple Heart for service in Vietnam, but discharged soon after telling his captain he was gay and appearing in uniform on the cover of Time magazine with the words, "I Am a Homosexual" emblazoned next to him. While he may have "settled" in his fight against the Air Force, he was a pioneer in the fight for gay and lesbian rights in the military.
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LFJ Staff
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Gender & Sexual Identity
Subject
History
Social Justice Domain
Identity Diversity Justice Action
September 28, 2018