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War with Mexico
In his editorial, Douglass argues that the Mexican War was a mechanism to expand slavery.
January 5, 2018
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Going Beyond the Textbook
Teachers are using the textbook—and going beyond it—to change history education from the ground up.
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Teaching Hard History: Grades K-5
Our youngest students deserve a truthful, age-appropriate account of our past. These resources for elementary educators include a first-of-its-kind framework.
May 28, 2019
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Students, Families and Educators Should Lead the Way on the Gun Crisis
Educator Mica Pollock and her daughter Elea call for a legislative response to school shootings.
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History Walks: Main Street
A former high school teacher recalls teaching the strikes of the Gilded Age as workers in his rural community began a strike of their own.
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Teaching the Past to Improve the Future
Despite a range of opposition, educators are committed to teaching honest history in their classrooms—and students are eager to learn.
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The Color of Law
Join Learning for Justice and Director Maureen Costello as we explore the role of U.S. segregation in everything from housing to employment to wealth accumulation—and the policies that made it all happen. Tune in to learn why the “bootstraps theory” doesn’t hold up and gain some useful tools for your classroom practice.
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Combating Online Youth Radicalization
Learning for Justice and cohosts from SPLC’s Intelligence Project and American University’s Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab (PERIL) present a webinar on combating the radicalization of young people online.
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Teaching Hard History in Grades K-5
Join Learning for Justice for a deep dive into our brand-new Teaching Hard History framework for grades K–5! Participants will learn how our elementary framework centers the stories of enslaved people to teach the history of American slavery in a way that is both age-appropriate and accessible.