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The Code Noir (1685)
The Code Noir shows the ways in which the French regulated their colonies using a race and religion based legal framework.
January 4, 2018
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Color Blindness
This piece investigates the concept of color blindness and helps teachers recognize the importance of race and ethnicity in students' lives.
April 27, 2011
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Songs of Zion
Mary loves Sunday mornings and the spirituals that give her and Mama hope.
January 8, 2019
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Songs of Zion
Mary loves Sunday mornings and the spirituals that give her, Mama and other enslaved people hope.
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Nations Within
American Indian scholar Karen Gayton Swisher envisions effective education for all Indian children.
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Keepers of the Word
Bilingual storytellers blend history, tradition and culture to teach the power of language and story.
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Statement by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee on the War in Vietnam, Fire, Praise for SNCC Statement on Vietnam, Murdered: Sammy Younge
The text is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s official statement denouncing U.S. actions in Vietnam, plus a press release and a newspaper article on SNNC.
July 18, 2022
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Democratic Classrooms
Educators possess different philosophies and styles for their teaching. Some work from an authoritarian perspective, leveraging their power as the teacher to control student behavior and dictate classroom participation. Others employ a more democratic approach, sharing power with students and supporting them in managing their own behaviors.
July 6, 2009
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Saffron Dreams
Although her husband died in the September 11 attack, Arissa is targeted for being Muslim. In this excerpt, she is held up by a group of men who berate her and threaten to kill her until they realize she is pregnant.
July 7, 2014