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Issue 61, Spring 2019

A Message From Our Director

As Teaching Tolerance mulls a big change, director Maureen Costello asks readers to be a part of the exploration process.

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Issue 21, Spring 2002

Everyday People

Folklore invites students to explore the curriculum of "real life."

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Bullying & Bias

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October 26, 2011

Not Only Can Big Boys Cry, They Do

I decided to show a short You Tube video clip in class the other day. It’s a montage of scenes of men crying from various movies complete with cheesy background music, a song Don’t Cry Out Loud. I used it to open a discussion about how stereotypes put unnecessary limitations on people.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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January 14, 2014

Teaching Around the Script

Scripted curricula can limit teachers and hurt morale. But living social justice ideals in the classroom still imparts valuable lessons to students.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 43, Spring 2013

Any Small Act of Kindness

Sara Kimmel has made her library—and her school—a nurturing, inclusive environment.

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Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Ph.D.

Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Ph.D., (he/him) is the Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and faculty director of the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project (IARA). His scholarship examines the intersections of racism, economic inequality, criminal justice and democracy in U.S. history.

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Informational

New Orleans’ Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s Address on the Removal of Four Confederate Statues

This is the text of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s speech given when the final Confederate monument in the city was taken down.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu

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9-12

Topic

Slavery

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History

December 5, 2017

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Informational

The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial

In this text, Judge Samuel Sewall of Massachusetts Bay refuted four arguments supporting slavery, utilizing the Bible in his religious argument against enslavement of Africans.

Samuel Sewall

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

December 15, 2017

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Freedom Summer and Democracy Today

This overview of Freedom Summer 1964 connects to actions for strengthening democracy today.

August 11, 2024

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Paula Young Shelton

Shelton is a first-grade teacher and author of Child of the Civil Rights Movement. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and three sons. She is dedicated to spreading the truth about our American history.

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