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How do we celebrate the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 when significant threats to equal voting rights still exist in the United States?

Teaching Tolerance director Kelvin Datcher ponders the legacy of Brown v. Board.

Every city, town and hamlet has them: monuments commemorating pivotal events; memorials to heroes; parks, schools and public buildings named in honor of someone whose legacy is worth preserving.

This afterschool educator discusses how historical fiction is an effective tool to teach youth about underrepresented people and identities in classrooms and in U.S. history textbooks.

The Brown decision represents a symbol of the country we still seek to become.

The editor of Teaching Tolerance reflects on recent church burnings.

Two afternoons a week, I tutor a high school junior in English and history and enjoy gleaning insights into a different school community than the one in which I work. My client Mary attends a school with a predominantly white and wealthy student population. I work mainly with students of color from families who live in poverty.

Use first-graders’ commitment to fairness to help them connect with the modern civil rights movement.

At a time like this, educators can’t afford not to discuss Ferguson in the classroom.