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The Alcatraz Proclamation: Background Sheet

This piece is to accompany The Alcatraz Proclamation: A Primary Document Activity

February 23, 2012

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To Fulfill These Rights

Lyndon B. Johnson delivered this commencement address to Howard University graduating students in 1965. Johnson recognizes the plight of African Americans and describes the kind of civil rights progress he would like to see as president.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 7, 2014

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September 9, 2016

‘Part-Time Indian’ and Colin Kaepernick

This TT Award winner will extend his usual coverage of the Sherman Alexie classic to address how dominant cultural narratives reinforce who is considered American—and who isn’t.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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July 9, 2015

Planting Truthful Seeds About Native Americans

By not including contemporary Native peoples into any discussion of Native experiences, we are doing these populations and our students a huge disservice.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Jennifer L. Lieberman

Jennifer L. Lieberman is Assistant Professor of English at the University of North Florida, and has taught classes to conventional and incarcerated students in subjects ranging from American literature and African-American literature to gender and women studies and the history of science, medicine, and technology. She was the Presidential Diversity and Inclusion Award winner and the Florida Blue Center for Ethics Fellow at her university in 2017, both for her work in ethics and social justice. Her book, Power Lines: Electricity in American Life and Letters, 1882-1952, is available from The MIT

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July 7, 2009

From Civil Rights to Human Rights

A retrospective look at the link between civil and human rights

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November 10, 2015

Teaching Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way

Educators have an ethical obligation to teach accurately about Thanksgiving. Here are some online resources that can help.

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October 28, 2013

'Redskins,' Names and Being Named

Controversy over a team name opens a national dialogue about race, identity and what’s in a name.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Lynching: White Supremacy, Terrorism and Black Resilience

Episode 6, Season 4 Black American experiences during Jim Crow were deeply affected by the ever-present threat of lynching and other forms of racist violence. Historian Kidada Williams amplifies perspectives from Black

October 26, 2021

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Making the Decision to Resist the Draft: Frank Yamasaki

“While in the Mindoka concentration camp, Idaho, during World War II, Frank Yamasaki refused his draft order. As a result, he was imprisoned at the McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington.”

Densho

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Class Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

History

February 5, 2019

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