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The Color of Law: Creating Racially Segregated Communities

This lesson is the first lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students examine the local, state and federal policies that supported racially discriminatory practices and cultivated racially segregated housing.
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Subject
Reading & Language Arts
Social Studies
History
Economics
Social Justice Domain
October 9, 2019
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Emancipation Proclamation

With the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln freed all enslaved people in “rebellious” states, forbid the military from repressing their freedom and sanctioned their military service for Union forces. This decree made emancipation a clear objective of the American Civil War.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Subject
Civics
History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
June 10, 2015
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Misunderstood Terms and Practices

What is the Truth About American Muslims? Misunderstood Terms and Practices 14. What does “jihad” mean? Isn’t it a “holy war”? “Jihad” literally means striving, or doing one’s utmost. Within Islam, there are two basic
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October 11, 2012
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Dr. Rania Saeb

Rania Saeb teaches in the General Education Department at West Coast University, serves as an examiner for the International Baccalaureate and occasionally supervises teacher candidates at California State University, San Marcos. She previously taught for several years at the American International School of Kuwait. She received her Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership through the Joint Doctoral Program through the University of California San Diego and California State University, San Marcos. She also holds a Masters in Comparative and International Education from Lehigh
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Sheila Esshaki

Sheila Esshaki is an English and English as a Second Language high school teacher in the metropolitan Detroit area. She has taught in high schools in Caracas, Venezuela; Cairo, Egypt; and Ankara, Turkey. She is a first-generation Arab American who speaks fluent Arabic and understands some of her native Chaldean (Aramaic). Her bicultural background, along with her experiences, give energy to her passion for supporting respect for and celebration of diversity.
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Learning for Justice in the South

When it comes to investing in racial justice in education, we believe that the South is the best place to start. If you’re an educator, parent or caregiver, or community member living and working in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana or Mississippi, we’ll mail you a free introductory package of our resources when you join our community and subscribe to our magazine.

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