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In the City of Brotherly Love

“The Irish and the English share a long legacy of conflict.” And this conflict extended across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World as a wave of Catholic immigrants arrived in the United States in the 1820s.

Jim Carnes

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Class Immigration Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

May 22, 2017

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The Child's Defender

In this interview, Marian Wright Edelman expresses the importance of each American sending children “signals of fairness and tolerance” and helping to give them “a life that transcends boundaries of race, class, gender and other differences.”

Marian Wright Edelman and Sara Bullard

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

Economics

June 20, 2016

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John Quincy Adams to the Inhabitants of the 12th Congressional District

A letter written by John Quincy Adams to the 12th Congressional District regarding the use of the "Gag Rule" to prevent him from reading petitions by enslaved people on the floor of the House of Representatives. Adams argues that the Gag Rule is a violation of petitioners' rights, and to ignore this violation would endanger the rights of all Americans.

John Quincy Adams

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

February 20, 2018

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Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union

South Carolina’s Declaration provides its justification for seceding from the union, revolving around maintaining the institution of slavery, which it believes is threatened by free states.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

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History

January 6, 2018

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September 20, 2010

Learning Tolerance As We Teach It

“Will we be learning history from a biblical or counter-biblical perspective?” James asked. I could see an intense honesty in his eyes, one that I’m pretty sure only teachers know. It was another one of those moments

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Religion

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October 3, 2011

Lesson From Muslim Student Teaches Whole School

Last spring, a fifth-grade girl approached me in the lunchroom with a question. Asalah is a Muslim student from Yemen. Our connection had started right there in the school cafeteria two years ago. I was passing out trays and sporks when the third-grade version of Asalah approached me with a question about whether or not the “ham” sandwich was really pork. I told her no, that it was turkey, and shared with her that my religion, Judaism, has dietary laws as well and that I don’t eat pork either. We’ve been pals ever since.

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Religion

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May 10, 2016

Growing Seeds of Understanding

School gardens can foster cross-cultural and multicultural understandings.

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October 14, 2013

Stop and Think

Most people want to be kind, but many reject being politically correct. Here are three rules that can help you be both.

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Bullying & Bias

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Eat, My Fine Coat!

Which are you more likely to notice: a person’s character or his or her clothing? Hoca has a witty response when the latter is true at a dinner he attends after a day of hard work.

Barbara Walker

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

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Class

July 3, 2014

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Issue 56, Summer 2017

Advice From the Experts

TT answers your tough questions. This time, advice for making sure out-of-state field trips are inclusive of immigrant students and families.

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