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Teaching Hard History From the Beginning
Children should learn about American slavery starting in kindergarten—and starting with Indigenous enslavement.
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Making Space for Tough Talks in Class
One teacher reflects on his first year in the classroom and the importance of trusting students with critical topics.
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We Can Create Change Together
Understanding key concepts about solidarity and the power of diverse coalitions can help students work toward justice.
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Student Leadership
Educators and other adults can help students develop their leadership skills in a variety of ways, from preparing students for formal leadership positions to supporting student-driven actions for social justice.
May 26, 2023
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What We're Reading
Learning for Justice loves to read! Check out a few of our favorite books for diverse readers and educators!
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Producing Digital Information
This lesson focuses on what it means to produce digital content and share information using online platforms.
September 25, 2017
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Music Reconstructed: Dom Flemons, Black Cowboys and the American West
Installment 2 From ranches to railroads, learn about the often unrecognized role that African Americans played in the range cattle industry, as Pullman porters and in law enforcement. In part two of this special series
March 18, 2022
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Fighting Rebels With Only One Hand
Frederick Douglass argues for African-American participation in the Union army.
August 17, 2018
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Toolkit for “Be Your Own Historian”
Teach and learn about the Reconstruction era with resources—including videos, texts, lessons and a unit plan—from Facing History and Ourselves.
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We Can’t Lose Another Child to Suicide
Hate at school can cost lives, and we’ve already lost too many.