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Representative Lewis Discusses Reenacting Historic Bus Rides of 1961 Video Transcript

This piece is to accompany The Freedom RidersForty years ago, a dozen or so friends decided to test a new ruling that banned the forced separation of whites and blacks in interstate travel. They became known as Freedom Riders, and they paved the way for the civil rights struggle. John Lewis joined the original rides. He is now a Congressman from Georgia. Well, today they're retracing their steps from the spring of '61.

April 5, 2011

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December 13, 2016

Beyond Taglines and Headlines

Use these questions to help students develop critical literacy and historical thinking skills.

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Bullying & Bias

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March 17, 2014

The Central Struggle of Our Time

Bayard Rustin at a podium with microphones, addressing a crowd.

Bayard Rustin’s participation in the civil rights movement enshrined his place in the history of the 20th century, and his life’s work has become newly relevant during a time when LGBTQ rights are at the forefront of the American conscience.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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March 28, 2014

Complexities of Complexion

By outward appearance, this writer looks white—but she doesn't see herself that way.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Action Steps for Educators to Take to Stop Bullying

Use this chart as a starting point to help participants in your staff training identify specific actions they can take.

August 13, 2010

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March 24, 2011

Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

In today’s anti-government, anti-union environment, it’s important to illustrate what happens when the powerful hold all the cards. The Triangle shirtwaist fire presents an opportunity to do just that.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion for Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, a groundbreaking case that overturned the "separate but equal" standard set forth in Plessy v. Ferguson. The Supreme Court decided this case unanimously on May 17, 1954.

Earl Warren

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

July 2, 2014

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‘Hope, Despair and Memory’

"Hope, Despair and Memory" is an address given by Elie Wiesel on December 11, 1986, the date Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Wiesel is an author and humanitarian and is known for writing about his experience as a survivor of the Holocaust.

Elie Wiesel

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion

Subject

History

July 5, 2014

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November 14, 2011

2011 Teaching Tolerance Award Winners

Teaching Tolerance recognized five outstanding educators with the first-ever Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching on Dec. 9th in Washington, D.C.

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March 8, 2017

Teaching Students About Confirmation Bias

Concerns about the impact of fake news are actually concerns about learning to know. That’s why teaching about confirmation bias is imperative.

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