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Sources | Ten Myths About Immigration
A list of sources that help to dispel common immigration myths.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Marches on Washington
This photograph from the Associated Press shows Martin Luther King Jr. in a crowd of people at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963.
July 2, 2014
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We Want to Hear From You: How Have Current Events Affected Your School?
One year ago, Teaching Tolerance observed a sea change in school climate as a result of contemporary events. In 2018, we’re continuing the work—and asking once again for your help.
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Mary McLeod Bethune
In this lesson, students will read an excerpt of an interview given by Mary McLeod Bethune and will learn that she founded the Daytona National and Industrial School for Negro Girls (now Bethune-Cookman College) in 1904. Through close reading, they will explore and discuss connections between events from Bethune’s life experiences and their own lives, and connections between past and current events.
May 17, 2012
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Speaking Up Against Racism Around the Coronavirus
The coronavirus became racialized, so it’s critical that educators understand the historical context and confront racist tropes and xenophobia from students and colleagues.
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Teaching Through Coronavirus
This week, we asked you what you needed in the face of uncertainty caused by school closures and the COVID-19 pandemic, and many responded. We compiled these lessons and resources to help guide you, your students and their caretakers right now.
- Teaching Through Coronavirus: What Educators Need Right Now
- A Healthy Reminder to Educators During School Closures
- Speaking Up Against Racism Around the Coronavirus
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Learning for Justice 101: A Guide to Our Resources
Perhaps you get our magazine and you’ve used our films. But Learning for Justice offers so much more! As a new school year starts, we review some of our favorite—and most popular—resources.
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Toolkit for "Segregation by Design"
This toolkit suggests ways to use primary sources to help students uncover the realities of segregation and how it was deliberately perpetuated in the United States.
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Toolkit for "The School-to-Deportation Pipeline"
Educators can take steps to stop the school-to-deportation pipeline. Use this toolkit to learn more about how you can reduce the risks undocumented students face.
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We Rest Our Case: American Slavery Is Widely Mistaught
After hearing from skeptics about our Teaching Hard History report findings, TT Director Maureen Costello came across striking new evidence that the project is necessary.