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A Rumbling in the Mines

This chapter details the Chinese involvement in building the transcontinental railroad and the friction it caused between them and white workers, whom Chinese workers displaced from their jobs due to their willingness to work for less and not join labor unions.
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Learning for Justice Staff
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Immigration Rights & Activism
Subject
History
Economics
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Identity Diversity Justice Action
August 22, 2016
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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.”
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Marian Wright Edelman and Sara Bullard
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Civil Rights Movement Class Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
Economics
Social Justice Domain
Identity Diversity Justice Action
June 20, 2016
professional development

Successful ESL Strategies

This piece accompanies the ELL Best Practices CollectionHigh school teacher Kristan Taylor uses oral history projects and journaling to help ESL and non-ESL students "realize that they often share the same problems, frustrations and hopes for the future."
Professional Development Topic
Instruction
July 6, 2009
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James Reeb

This essay details James Reeb’s calling to become a minister and—eventually—to join the march in Selma. Although he was tragically murdered following the march, his death had a profound impact on the civil rights movement.
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Learning for Justice Staff
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Religion Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Diversity Justice Action
March 10, 2016
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Back-to-School Dread?

Teachers often have mixed feelings as the new school year approaches, but one of the most common—and least talked about—is dread. Here’s what the TT Advisory Board had to say about it.