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Violence Stalks Voter-Registration Workers in Mississippi

This Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) report details violent reprisals toward voter-registration workers in Mississippi.

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

June 22, 2022

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Girls’ Attitudes About STEM Careers: Similarities and Differences Among Race/Ethnic Groups

This lesson presents excerpts from a recent Girl Scouts Research Institute study showing girls may be more interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers than previously thought. Students compare and contrast white, African-American and Hispanic girls’ perceptions of STEM fields.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

Science & Health

April 6, 2012

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June 24, 2014

Freedom Wasn’t Free in ’64—and It Isn’t Free Now

‘Freedom Summer,’ an American Experience film, highlights an overlooked but essential period in the civil rights movement.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Dockery: The Life and Times of Oliver Hart Dockery—A Colored Narrative

An excerpted biography of a colonel from 1888 that shows how views about race evolved for some while racism persisted.

Unknown

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

Civics

History

December 14, 2017

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Covering

To cover is to downplay aspects of our identity that make us different from mainstream society. Kenji Yoshino argues that, although we live in an age where the law prohibits many forms of discrimination, people still face pressure to hide who they are.

Kenji Yoshino

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Religion Ability Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

July 2, 2014

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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave, Written by Himself: Chapter 10

A chapter from the autobiography of Henry Bibb, a well-known black activist who had escaped from slavery. This text contains descriptions of the life of enslaved persons as well as illustrations.

Henry Bibb

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 14, 2017

article

March 11, 2019

Another Slavery Simulation: We Can and Must Do Better

A simulation of an auction during a fifth-grade lesson about slavery last week is just the latest illustration of why we need better ways to teach hard history.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Report on Draft Program (found in Atlanta’s Black Paper, August 25, 1966)

Issued in the August 25, 1966, edition of Atlanta’s Black Paper, this report on the Vietnam War draft describes the violent actions of American military personnel toward peaceful Black protestors over the course of several days.

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

June 22, 2022

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Redstockings Manifesto

The feminist organization Redstockings was founded in New York in 1969 on the premise that women were oppressed by male supremacy. Their manifesto calls for female class consciousness and a fight for liberation.

Redstockings

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

July 2, 2014

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Alabama Literacy Test (c. 1965)

A literacy test from Alabama (c. 1965) asks complex questions about civics to suppress voter registration and demonstrates the range of questions available to officials.

State of Alabama

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

July 7, 2022

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