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Talking About Race and Racism

What do educators need to participate in an open and honest conversation about the content of The New Jim Crow? Effective instruction about The New Jim Crow requires advanced preparation for how to talk about race and racism.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Social Studies

Civics

History

October 13, 2014

article

October 24, 2016

An American Roster: Presidents in My Class

In this fourth-grade teacher’s classroom, a long lineup of U.S. presidential faces is tacked on the wall. She reflects on how a new president will soon gaze down on her students.

Topic

Immigration Class Gender & Sexual Identity

article

July 10, 2019

Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act

Empty wheelchair parked on what appears to be either a sidewalk or road.

In this middle- and high-school, school-level grant, students learned about living with disabilities and the need for accessibility.

Topic

Ability

article

April 15, 2021

Supporting Arab American Students in the Classroom

Educators can uplift Arab American students, counter negative narratives and make classroom content more inclusive. Here’s how to start.

article

Issue 6, Fall 2024

American Patriotic Songs: Context and Perspective

Illustration diverse group of people in patriotic image with stars and stripes

Exploring the historical complexity of this music lets us confront the various voices, functions and stories that a single patriotic song can embody.

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Teaching Hard History: American Slavery

With Teaching Hard History, we’re calling on American educators, curriculum writers and policy makers to confront the fact that slavery and racial injustice are not only a foundational part of the nation’s past, but a continuing influence on the present.

Topic

Slavery Class Rights & Activism

February 13, 2018

the moment

Teach the Truth About American Slavery

August 23 is International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. With blatant, nationwide attempts to keep truth-telling out of schools, it’s especially critical to teach the whole truth about American slavery. Use our Teaching Hard History framework, its accompanying online archives and databases, and this film to help you and your students dig deeper into lessons about the slave trade and its lasting effects, as well as an often-forgotten part of our nation’s history: Indigenous enslavement.

Teaching Hard History: American Slavery |Key Concepts Videos
Teaching Hard History: American Slavery
Teaching Hard History Online Archives and Databases

August 20, 2021

article

March 21, 2019

What Is the Model Minority Myth?

The myth of the “model minority” is pervasive. It does real damage. And Asian American students aren’t the only ones it harms.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

publication

Misunderstood Terms and Practices

What is the Truth About American Muslims? Misunderstood Terms and Practices 14. What does “jihad” mean? Isn’t it a “holy war”? “Jihad” literally means striving, or doing one’s utmost. Within Islam, there are two basic

Topic

Religion

October 11, 2012

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Issue 11, Spring 1997

"Unite and Overcome!"

Chicana activist Elizabeth Martínez calls for fearless thinking about racism.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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