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Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing

Written to celebrate President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, this hymn follows the journey of African Americans in this country, remembering the rough road traveled but thanking God for seeing them to a bright future.

James W Johnson

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6-8

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Civil Rights Movement Slavery Rights & Activism

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History

July 7, 2014

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Western States Center

Based in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain States, Western States Center works nationwide to strengthen inclusive democracy so all people can live, love, worship and work free from fear. We strengthen the organizing capacity of often-marginalized communities, with a particular emphasis on gender justice, racial justice and tribal sovereignty work. We provide training, leadership development and organizational capacity support to social movements and leaders committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We convene culture-makers to shift the narrative and use culture as a vehicle for base- and

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Benjamin Dow

Benjamin Dow teaches American Studies at Irvington High School in Fremont, Calif.

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Kelly Saunders

Kelly Saunders teaches American Studies at Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisconsin.

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Mark Schill

Mark Schill teaches American Studies at Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisconsin.

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Issue 53, Summer 2016

Toolkit for "Joseph’s Castle in the Sky"

This toolkit for “Joseph’s Castle in the Sky” includes lesson plans, book lists, games and data to help teachers in K-12 classrooms give their students a deeper understanding of Haitian culture and history.

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May 30, 2018

Learning When to Listen

One teacher explains the value of knowing when to identify with your students when they tell you about their lives—and when to be quiet and listen.

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Religion Ability Class Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity

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Informational

A Tale of Two Schools

On April 14, 1947, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld the lower court decision in Mendez v. Westminster, which required the school to integrate and set the stage for Brown v. Board of Education.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Immigration

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

August 7, 2017

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April 24, 2014

Resist Telling a Simple Story

Telling only one story of civil rights marginalizes the voices we ignore. It also prevent us from doing exactly what the story of civil rights is supposed to teach us to do―fight for justice in our own communities as those before us did.

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Rights & Activism

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The Color of Law: Developing the White Middle Class

This lesson is the third and final lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students examine policies that supported and cultivated the creation of the white middle class and the practices that excluded black and nonwhite people from economic development.

Grade Level

9-12

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Class Rights & Activism

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Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

Economics

October 10, 2019

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