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Black Men and the Draft

Cleveland Sellers provides a testimonial of his experience with the draft for the Vietnam War, the racism of Selective Service and his antiwar orientation.

Cleveland Sellers

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

June 15, 2022

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Literature

The Rat's Promise: A tale from the Fipa people of Zambia

This tale, about the hunter and the rat, exemplifies the importance of showing kindness to others even when it is unlikely they will be able to return the favor.

UNICEF

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Bullying & Bias

Subject

Civics

July 3, 2014

lesson

The Color of Law: Winners and Losers in the Job Market

This lesson is the second lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students examine how government policies helped white people access economic benefits while preventing African Americans from accessing these same benefits.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

Economics

October 10, 2019

lesson

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.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

Economics

October 9, 2019

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Issue 54, Fall 2016

Langston Hughes

"I, too, am America."

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Should I Sacrifice to Live Half-American?

In this letter to the editor, James G. Thompson, a 26-year-old African American, writes about his desire to defend his country and to continue the fight for civil rights as the United States enters World War II.

James G. Thompson

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

July 7, 2022

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Informational

Prison Writings

When Leonard Peltier thinks of the massacre at Wounded Knee, he hears the screams of women and children. Although the vehicle for killing has changed, Peltier explains how American Indians are still being killed off in the modern day.

Leonard Peltier

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 2, 2014

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Informational

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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Issue 64, Spring 2020

Teaching America’s Interwoven Histories

The shared history of African Americans and Indigenous Americans is rarely taught. TT talked to Professor Tiya Miles about why we can’t understand American history without it.

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Eleanor Roosevelt Resigns from the DAR

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a non-profit organization known for its lineage-based membership. Members of the DAR must be able to trace their genealogy back to an individual connected to American Independence. In this letter, Eleanor Roosevelt responds to the DAR’s refusal in February 1939 to allow the black performer Marian Anderson to sing at their auditorium, Constitution Hall.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 4, 2014

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