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Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship

This text explores the relationship between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, two self-made men whose lives intersected near the end of America's Civil War.

Russell Freedman

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

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Class

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History

July 10, 2017

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Issue 56, Summer 2017

Walking Undocumented

Wildin Acosta will walk across the graduation stage in June—but he almost didn't make it. Read about his incredible journey and the team of student journalists and teachers who helped make it happen.

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Immigration

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

Building a Just Future

Illustration of a person handing a plant to another person higher up.

Four transgender high school activists courageously share their stories and explain how educators and allies can help them amid the hostile attacks on their human rights.

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January 22, 2024

Acclaimed Documentary ‘One Survivor Remembers’ Urges All to Never Forget

Two hands holding a faded cloth Star of David symbol.

Survivor testimony provides a crucial way to learn about the Holocaust, understand the context, history and diversity of Jewish people, and address antisemitism in the world today.

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Issue 40, Fall 2011

Two Decades of Teaching Tolerance

Explore our turning points from the last 20 years.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Patricia Smith explores the nation's divide over how to deal with illegal immigration. She outlines the role of immigration in our history, notes the "wariness" felt over immigration ever since, and questions when and how Congress might act on the issue.

Patricia Smith

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Economics

July 5, 2014

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November 13, 2020

The Burden of Critical Active Conscience

African-American student raising their hand in class, seen from behind.

This educator calls on all educators to commit to making schools—at all levels—critical active conscience spaces that center people long denied space, voice and freedom.

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May 24, 2022

Where Do We Go From Here?

Flying wish lanterns being released against a night sky.

LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn explains that "Education is not merely a way of upward mobility for the individual, it is a way of collective movement."

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Rights & Activism

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Among Family

Among participants in our roundtable discussions, family moments represented some of the greatest difficulties.

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Bullying & Bias

July 17, 2009

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The New Deciders

“The New Deciders” examines the influence of voters from four demographic groups—black millennials, Arab Americans, Latino Evangelicals and Asian Americans. Viewers will meet political hopefuls, community leaders, activists and church members from Orange County, California, Cleveland, Ohio, Greensboro, North Carolina and Orlando, Florida, all of whom have the opportunity to move the political needle, locally and nationally.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

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Religion Immigration Rights & Activism

September 2, 2016

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Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship

Walking Undocumented

Building a Just Future

Acclaimed Documentary ‘One Survivor Remembers’ Urges All to Never Forget

Two Decades of Teaching Tolerance

The Great Immigration Debate

The Burden of Critical Active Conscience

Where Do We Go From Here?

Among Family

The New Deciders

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