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Summary Objective 5

Students will describe the roles that slavery, Native nations and African Americans played in the Revolutionary War. Maps to Key Concepts 2, 3, 5, 9 & 10 What else should my students know? 5.A The Declaration of

December 18, 2017

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March 28, 2013

Civil Rights Is All About Fairness

Use first-graders’ commitment to fairness to help them connect with the modern civil rights movement.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 32, Fall 2007

The School Year That Changed a Nation

Minnie Jean Brown in front of the Central High in Little Rock, Ark.

The Little Rock Nine: An Interview with Minnijean Brown Trickey

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Rights & Activism

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January 14, 2020

Teach This: Politics and History Textbooks

A stack of textbooks—viewed from the side—in varying conditions of use, from good to worn out.

A recent New York Times article compares history textbooks to show the radical differences between California and Texas editions. It’s a great opportunity to encourage your students to think about the role politics plays in curriculum.

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Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity

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Informational

Who Claims Me?

In Boston, widely regarded as the center of the abolitionist movement, black leaders called on citizens to resist the newly passed Fugitive Slave Law in 1850 in order “to make Massachusetts a battlefield in defense of liberty.”

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

9-12

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Class Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Economics

December 6, 2017

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September 19, 2022

Resisting Dominant Narratives

A group of children lie on their stomachs in the grass reading books in front of a tree on a sunny day. One child looks directly at the camera and smiles.

In this hostile learning environment created by censorship and book bans, these LFJ book reviews encourage us all to keep reading—and writing—to counter the narratives that have historically excluded diverse perspectives.

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Rights & Activism

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January 9, 2018

Political Leaders Owe the Children of Baltimore an Apology—and Answers

black and white broken glass window pane

People in power have failed—and continue to fail—the children of Baltimore.

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Class

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Informational

Ain’t I a Woman?

Sojourner Truth delivered this speech at the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. Born into slavery, Truth is widely known for her abolition and women’s rights work. Two versions of this speech are included.

Sojourner Truth

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6-8 9-12

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Class Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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History

July 2, 2014

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

Exclusion Is Unconstitutional

Illustration of various people looking down at the same spot with a mosaic of book covers behind them.

Acts of censorship in education perpetuated by a small group with concentrated power go against the principles outlined in the United States Constitution.

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October 31, 2022

Power of the Vote: Lifting the Veil of White Supremacy, From the Ocoee Massacre to January 6

A young Black man's blurred image in the background with his hand and an "I voted" sticker and flag.

Civics education must include complete, honest histories and encourage young people to use their right to vote.

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Rights & Activism

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