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Being A Girl: A Brief Personal History of Violence

In this blog post, the author moves through a timeline of sexual aggression and violence imposed on her, or women around her, beginning in her childhood and going through having her own child.

The Belle Jar

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9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

September 13, 2016

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March 16, 2017

To Know Our American History Is to Know Ourselves

What does the rise in hate groups and hate crimes say about our American history and American democracy when all lives should matter?

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Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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Film and the History of Slavery

Season 1: American Slavery Episode 8: Film and the History of Slavery Film has long shaped our nation’s historical memory — for good and bad. Film historian Ron Briley offers ways to responsibly use films in the

July 8, 2019

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December 4, 2018

Black Lives Matter Week of Action

Illustration of students receiving high fives from adults as they disembark their school bus.

This February, schools across the country will work in solidarity to launch a shared set of lessons and examine their schools’ policies in pursuit of social and educational equity for their Black students.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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April 3, 2019

The Problem With the “Disney Version of History”

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. being detained and arrested by uniformed police officers.

We can celebrate Dr. King and interrupt the idea that our progress toward justice has been continuous and inevitable.

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Rights & Activism

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Women’s Rights—Women’s History

The struggle for equality and justice for all women is not relegated to history; it is the lived experience of women today in the United States and around the world.

March 1, 2024

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Issue 63, Fall 2019

Black Students and Educators at Confederate-Named Schools

Illustration of an imposing confederate officer statue standing behind several students of color in a classroom.

In more than 100 U.S. schools, black educators and students see Confederate names on their walls, jerseys and diplomas. That’s a problem.

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February 7, 2020

An Educator Workshop With Black Children at the Center

Group of students and teacher sitting around table having a discussion

An executive director of educational equity explains how her district planned a workshop for Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action—and how you can, too.

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Rights & Activism

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Teaching Hard History Podcast

Learning for Justice is relaunching the Teaching Hard History podcast series with host Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D., to resist current efforts to erase and alter our nation’s history.

Teaching Hard History Podcast Series
Slavery and the Civil War, Part 1
Teaching Hard History: American Slavery |Key Concepts Videos

June 23, 2025

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Issue 65, Fall 2020

History Moves With Us

A movement veteran reflects on teaching civil rights history.

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