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A Solitary Struggle
For many activist teachers, the journey of promoting equity in education is a lonely one.
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Teaching Juneteenth
The history of Juneteenth acknowledges hard history while also empowering students to be advocates for change.
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Popcorn From the Sky
The story of people whose lives are forever changed by a test bomb gets lost in seas of misunderstanding, political posturing and classified paperwork.
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From Cradleboard to Motherboard
Buffy Sainte-Marie's interactive multimedia curriculum transforms Native American studies
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Where's George?
Primary students learn the value of questioning their social studies book.
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What’s a Sanctuary City Anyway?
The news has been abuzz with the term sanctuary city since President Trump issued an executive order on the matter. Attorney Naomi Tsu, who directs the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Immigrant Justice Project, explains exactly what sanctuary cities are.
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Fear and Rewriting Trayvon: Educator Thoughts
Educators can play a real role in ensuring the Trayvon Martin tragedy does not happen to other children. It starts with how we perceive black boys.
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The Night Was Dark
In this story, Elizabeth and her family escape their plantation in the middle of the night with help from Harriet Tubman.
February 19, 2020
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Petition to the North Carolina General Assembly from Currituck County Citizens (1861)
The petitioners, who fear that the free black population of Currituck County will join with enslaved people in a revolt against the white people of the county, request that the North Carolina General Assembly to remove all free black people from the county. They suggest this can be done either by forcing them from their homes or by condemning them into slavery. The petitioners also advise the assembly to boost the number of enslavers in Currituck.
December 15, 2017