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A Message From Our Director
Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello wants us to overcome fear.
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A Message From Our Director
Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello advises educators not to shy away from teaching this election.
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Slavery a Positive Good
A speech given by Senator John C. Calhoun in which he argues in favor of slavery, saying that it benefits enslaved people, enslavers and the United States as a whole.
February 20, 2018
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Music Reconstructed: Dom Flemons, Black Cowboys and the American West
Installment 2 From ranches to railroads, learn about the often unrecognized role that African Americans played in the range cattle industry, as Pullman porters and in law enforcement. In part two of this special series
March 18, 2022
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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
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Meet Hiram Rhodes Revels
This is the story of Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first black senator in the United States.
February 19, 2020
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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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Paving the Way to a Vibrant Multiracial Democracy
Civics education that tells an honest story about race in our nation is essential for a strong, inclusive democracy.
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Native American Heritage Month
As Native American Heritage Month comes to a close, be sure to continue incorporating this history in your curriculum and support Native American students year-round. Use these resources to help students contextualize the true history and contemporary issues of Native peoples.
- With and About: Inviting Contemporary American Indian Peoples Into the Classroom
- Rewriting History—for the Better
- Q&A: Native Knowledge 360°