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Social Justice Standards | Unpacking Diversity
This professional development addresses diversity.
April 17, 2014
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Good Morning, Carrie/ Williams and Walker (1901)
The text is about blackface and music by black artists in the early 20th century.
December 14, 2017
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Voting and Democracy Grants Roundup: Elementary and Middle School
TT Voting and Democracy Grants fund projects that encourage students to become empowered advocates for voting in their communities. Here are a few of our favorites.
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The Brett Kavanaugh Controversy Has Inspired a Dangerous Defense
Calls for due process are understandable. But dismissing allegations of sexual assault as typical teenage behavior sends a dangerous message to all young people.
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Slaves’ Petition for Freedom to the Massachusetts Legislature (1777)
This petition illustrates how enslaved people used the rhetoric of the American Revolution to point out the colonies’ hypocrisy of demanding freedom and liberty, while themselves having slavery.
January 5, 2018
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Petition of 1788 for the Abolition of Slavery in Connecticut, by Enslaved People of New Haven
This petition illustrates how enslaved people used the rhetoric of the American Revolution to point out the colonies’ hypocrisy of demanding freedom and liberty, while themselves having slavery.
January 5, 2018
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A. J. McElveen, letter to the slaver Ziba B. Oakes, 19 January 1854
A. J. McElveen writes to the Charleston, South Carolina, enslaver Z. B. Oakes, about an enslaved man named Isaac. McElveen describes Isaac as a genius, painter, cook, carriage driver, violinist, etc.
February 20, 2018
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Letter to Isaac M. Schermerhorn
In this letter, Lincoln offers his argument in favor of finishing the war rather than reaching a peace agreement with the Confederate government.
January 9, 2018