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A Girl and a Word

Laura Linn's article explores how Rosa Marcellino, a nine-year old with Down syndrome, and her family worked to eliminate the phrase "mentally retarded" from official use. "Rosa's Law" is living, legislative proof that their hard work paid off.

Laura Linn

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Ability Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 2, 2014

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Boys in a Cigar Factory

This 1908 photograph by Lewis Hine depicts young children at work in an early 20th century factory.

Lewis Hine

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

History

Economics

July 2, 2014

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Soccer Teams and Coaches

Michael and Cathy Hoffman recount how their son with Down syndrome is included on the middle school soccer team and how his teammates and opponents show support in a way that leads to his first goal.

Michael and Cathy Hoffman

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Ability Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

July 2, 2014

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My Life in the Shadows

Brought to the United States illegally from Mexico as a child, Reyna Wences has stepped forward to make the case for immigration reform.

Reyna Wences

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 7, 2014

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Stand Up Singh

Summoning President Kennedy's inaugural address, the artist of this cartoon requests, "Fear not what my turban can do to you. Fear what your ignorance about my turban can do to me."

Vishavjit Singh

Grade Level

K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12

Topic

Religion Rights & Activism

November 18, 2014

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The Jungle

From a novel that raised public consciousness about conditions in the meatpacking industry, these excerpts provide a glimpse into early 20th century industrialization from labor's vantage point.

Upton Sinclair

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

History

Economics

July 3, 2014

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Eight Hours

I.G. Blanchard's lyrics makes the case for the 8-hours day -- one of the main goals of labor unions in the late 1800s. Laborers desired a balance to their day—one that includes "eight hours" just for themselves. And they will band together to get it.

I.G. Blanchard

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

July 3, 2014

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Deaf Culture: Changes and Challenges

In his essay, Bacon provides some high-level insights into the past of America’s deaf, as well as the current culture and some potential challenges that lie ahead.

Paul Bacon

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Ability Rights & Activism

Subject

History

May 22, 2017

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No Promised Land

“When Mormons settled in Missouri in the 1830s, local residents found Mormon beliefs and practices not simply strange, but wrong. … The Mormons, the Missouri governor declared, must be removed—if not by expulsion, then by extermination.”

Jim Carnes

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

May 22, 2017

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Papalotzin and the Monarchs: A Bilingual Tale of Breaking Down Walls

A large red butterfly blows other butterflies over a pile of stones.

When a wall is built between the Great North and the Great South, nothing can pass by it, not the clouds or the wind or even the monarch butterflies. When both sides begin to suffer, Papalotzin, Royal Butterfly, breaks down the Great Wall.

Rigoberto González

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 2, 2014

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