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Incident in Hattiesburg

Howard Zinn calls for an end to the police brutality Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) volunteers experience in Mississippi.

Howard Zinn

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

Subject

Social Studies

Civics

History

July 18, 2022

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Multimedia

Whitey on the Moon (1970)

This spoken word poem points out the irony of the government’s insistence on lavishing money on the space race while failing to fund struggling Black communities.

Gil Scott-Heron

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

June 22, 2022

article

February 28, 2014

Classic Invisibility

Just because a bookshelf is full of "classics" doesn't mean it holds universal life lessons.

article

November 10, 2015

Moving Toward Allyship: Mizzou as an Example

Allyship cannot involve checklists. According to this white educator, “The walk—the movement toward allyship—is ongoing.”

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

Issue 19, Spring 2001

Color Lines

A Chicago art class challenges the racist assumptions behind the color wheel.

professional development

White Anti-Racism: Living the Legacy

What does "white anti-racist" mean? How can guilt get in the way? And what's all this talk about being "colorblind"? Learning for Justice, then Teaching Tolerance, asked community activists to share their thoughts on these questions, and others. Their answers shine light on the concepts of comfort, power, privilege and identity.

Professional Development Topic

Teacher Leadership

July 6, 2009

article

Issue 56, Summer 2017

What We're Watching

Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these TT-approved films!

article

Issue 51, Fall 2015

What We're Watching

Dim the lights and get ready to watch these TT-approved films!

article

June 4, 2013

Cheerios Ad Touches Racial Nerve

A recent Cheerios commercial reminds us of the historical roots of race in the United States. Those roots still cause social and political upset.

lesson

The Color of Law: Winners and Losers in the Job Market

This lesson is the second lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students examine how government policies helped white people access economic benefits while preventing African Americans from accessing these same benefits.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

Economics

October 10, 2019

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