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Proclamation of Earl of Dunmore (1775)

Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation offered freedom to any enslaved men who were enslaved by Patriots and fought for the Loyalists.

Lord John Murray, Earl of Dunmore

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 5, 2018

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Opinion of the Supreme Court in United States v. The Amistad (1841)

This is the majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Amistad case. It illustrates an important moment in American history when enslaved Africans won legal freedom.

Joseph Story

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 14, 2017

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An Abolition Traitor

A Democratic laborer comments on the problem of abolitionism in the North as well as the South, claiming that the emancipation of enslaved people will result in the damaging of white labor rights and opportunities.

Democratic Workingman (Anonymous)

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 15, 2017

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December 5, 2016

#NoDAPL: Teaching the Value of Protest

The protests at Standing Rock offer four valuable lessons for students of all ages.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Issue 55, Spring 2017

You Spoke, We Listened

The Fall issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine and our 2016 election resources sparked a lot of reactions from readers, from a critique of our advice to appreciation for our cover art.

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June 16, 2016

Imagining Alternative Futures Through Futurist Pedagogy

As educators, we must push past the call to “prepare students for the future.” This approach is insufficient and ultimately hazardous.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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March 29, 2017

The Key to Post-Truth Teaching: Epistemology and Knowledge

How students learn to know and understand knowledge is essential to teachers’ work in the “post-truth” era.

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September 2, 2016

Breaking My Silence About 9/11 in Class

Empty desks in a classroom with a blackboard in the background.

When LFJ’s manager for teaching and learning—then a fifth-grade teacher—shared his personal story about the 9/11 attacks with his students, a fascinating, in-depth conversation about narrative writing occurred.

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Issue 25, Spring 2004