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May 23, 2014

Is Silence Golden? Giving Students a Choice in Matters of Faith

Do moments of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance infringe on students’ rights? Tanenbaum and Teaching Tolerance revisit this and other important questions through a set of blog posts based on our ongoing webinar series Religious Diversity in the Classroom.

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Religion Rights & Activism

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July 16, 2020

Confronting the Weaponization of Whiteness in Classrooms

A group of educators speaking to each other.

As viral racist incidents quickly disappear from public discourse, we challenge white teachers to keep those moments top of mind and reflect on their own biased behaviors in classrooms.

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The History of African-American Social Dance

Why do we dance? African-American social dances started as a way for enslaved Africans to keep cultural traditions alive and retain a sense of inner freedom. They remain an affirmation of identity and independence. In this electric demonstration, packed with live performances, choreographer, educator and TED Fellow Camille A. Brown explores what happens when communities let loose and express themselves by dancing together.

Camille A. Brown

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6-8 9-12

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Class Immigration

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History

Geography

September 28, 2018

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Brandon Baldwin

Brandon Baldwin is a schools and curriculum coordinator for the Civil Rights Team Project for the office of the Attorney General in Maine.

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Loving for All

Richard and Mildred Loving were plaintiffs in the historic Supreme Court ruling Loving v. Virginia, which struck down race restrictions on the freedom to marry. What follows is Mildred Loving’s public statement delivered on June 12, 2007, the 40th Anniversary of the decision.

Mildred Loving

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Geography

July 7, 2014

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Issue 60, Fall 2018

Toolkit for "Segregation by Design"

This toolkit suggests ways to use primary sources to help students uncover the realities of segregation and how it was deliberately perpetuated in the United States.

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Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association

This segment examines black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey and his organization, the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Best known for his leadership in a "back to Africa" movement, Garvey's ideas would influence later black nationalist thought.

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9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

July 8, 2014

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On Whose Shoulders I Stand

Deborah Walker recalls that, growing up in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, fear and rage lived side by side. She credits her lifelong fight for equity to her guardian angels.

Deborah J. Walker

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9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Geography

November 18, 2014

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Gender Spectrum

Young people speak out against fitting every person into one of two narrowly conceived gender categories.

Debra Chasnoff

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6-8 9-12

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Gender & Sexual Identity

July 8, 2014

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The Child's Defender

In this interview, Marian Wright Edelman expresses the importance of each American sending children “signals of fairness and tolerance” and helping to give them “a life that transcends boundaries of race, class, gender and other differences.”

Marian Wright Edelman and Sara Bullard

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9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Class Rights & Activism

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Civics

Economics

June 20, 2016

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