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Clinton High

27 Aug 1956, Clinton, Tennessee, USA --- 8/27/1956-Clinton, TN: John Carter, 17, a Clinton High School junior, carries sign outside the school here August 27th. protesting racial integration as the school opened its

July 29, 2011

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August 10, 2018

Charlottesville’s Zyahna Bryant Shall Lead

When Zyahna Bryant started the petition to have Robert E. Lee’s statue removed from Charlottesville, she was doing something she’s been practicing for years: using her voice for equity and justice. And she’s not going to stop.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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From Log Cabin to the Pulpit, or, Fifteen Years in Slavery

In this excerpt, Robinson describes "the four classes of men" who played pivotal roles in the system of chattel slavery.

Reverend William H. Robinson

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 15, 2017

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Issue 66, Spring 2021

It Was Always About Control

Illustration of different color desk chairs.

When schools closed due to coronavirus, educators and students made big changes to adapt to distance learning. Too many policies didn’t change at all.

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Issue 62, Summer 2019

Designing Their Own Black Future

Students of BSU gathered together for a group shot.

How Black students in a predominately white town are using their voices to lift their community.

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October 3, 2019

Recovering and Teaching Local History

Black students in Mansfield, TX during integration crisis, standing in front of a school bus

Local history has a profound effect on our communities. It’s up to educators to learn and teach students about the hard history in their own backyards.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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The Digital Literacy Universe

Episode 1 Digital citizens need digital literacy. But what does this mean, and how is it different from traditional media literacy? Experts Matthew Johnson and Shana White map the landscape and give critical advice to

November 7, 2018

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March 14, 2018

Insist on Persistent Women: Women's History in the K-8 Classroom

Young people need stories of persistent women who have fought for gender equality. Women's History Month is a good time for us to recommit to teaching those stories.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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June 20, 2018

The Words “We” Use for “The Other”

Child looking out onto the countryside, silhouetted in window

Too often, teachers present geographically distant regions—and the people who live in them—as “other.” Here’s how you can avoid doing so.

Topic

Religion Immigration

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Informational

Untamed Border

This chapter depicts the violent relationship between Tejanos (Texas Mexicans) and Texas Rangers in the late 19th century and early 20th century, culminating in the notion that “though a Tejano spent his life under the watchful eyes of whites, he was beneath all notice in death.”

Jim Carnes

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

History

Geography

February 8, 2017

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