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Prison Writings

When Leonard Peltier thinks of the massacre at Wounded Knee, he hears the screams of women and children. Although the vehicle for killing has changed, Peltier explains how American Indians are still being killed off in the modern day.

Leonard Peltier

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Religion Class Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 2, 2014

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October 28, 2015

“They Should Have Listened”: Thoughts on Spring Valley

This blogger responds to the assault of a student at Spring Valley High School and reflects on the message that “kids should just listen and stay out of ‘trouble.’”

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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Issue 15, Spring 1999

Not for Sport

A Native American activist calls for an end to "Indian" team mascots.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity

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Appendix B: Scenarios

The best way to be ready to speak up is to prepare. Here are some prompts to get you started.

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Bullying & Bias

July 31, 2012

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Literature

A Room of One's Own

In this excerpt, Virginia Woolf declares that any talented woman born in the 16th, 17th, 18th or even 19th centuries would have been so hindered from sharing her gifts due to her sex--and if she somehow overcame this obstacle, her name would not have been tied to her work.

Virginia Woolf

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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History

July 7, 2014

article

July 28, 2023

Promote and Model Civic Responsibility

Going to Vote - a Black adult and child walking with "Vote Today" sign on sidewalk.

It’s one thing to learn about voting rights and civic responsibilities; it’s another to engage in action to make positive change in our communities.

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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Issue 26, Fall 2004

Columbine Timeline

Spring & Summer 1999 April 20 Columbine High School students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold shoot and kill 12 students and one teacher before turning the guns on themselves. Twenty-three are injured. The students killed

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Rights & Activism

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Walking with the Wind

In this excerpt from his book, Walking with the Wind, John Lewis describes his involvement in the sit-ins in Nashville, Tenn., in the spring of 1960.

John Lewis

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Class

Subject

Civics

History

August 9, 2017

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Susan B. Anthony

Alexandra Wallner follows Susan B. Anthony from her birth to her death by detailing her life, goals, hardships and accomplishments.

Alexandra Wallner

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 7, 2014

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Maya Angelou

This lesson focuses on questions of identity as students read and analyze Angelou’s inspirational poem “Still I Rise” and apply its message to their own lives. Students learn how Maya Angelou overcame hardship and discrimination to find her own voice and to influence others to believe in themselves and use their voices for positive change.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

May 3, 2012

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