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March 17, 2014

The Central Struggle of Our Time

Bayard Rustin at a podium with microphones, addressing a crowd.

Bayard Rustin’s participation in the civil rights movement enshrined his place in the history of the 20th century, and his life’s work has become newly relevant during a time when LGBTQ rights are at the forefront of the American conscience.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Informational

Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina

Rosie Molinary describes how she felt as a Latina teenager in the United States, caught between disparate and unrealistic beauty standards.

Rosie Molinary

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

December 30, 2015

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Informational

Four Freedoms

In his 1941 State of the Union Address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined four fundamental human freedoms—the freedom of speech, of worship, from want, and from fear—for the United States and the rest of the world.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Religion Class Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Economics

Geography

June 10, 2015

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March 27, 2018

The Bravery of Linda Brown

Linda Brown | Brown v Board of Education of Topeka

As we remember Linda Brown Thompson, we must also consider the reality of the world she lived in when, at the age of 9, she became the face of school desegregation.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 61, Spring 2019

Toolkit for "Finding Our Power: A Q&A with Carol Anderson"

This toolkit offers resources that can help you teach the subject of voter suppression and contextualize this history for students.

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“Mainstream, USA”

In this lesson, students will see how statistical data can tell a larger story, understand numbers in various contexts and explore different points of view in relation to data. They will also consider how—as future voters—they will help determine how the political process can serve everybody.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Immigration

Subject

Social Studies

Math & Technology

September 29, 2014

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Liberation Lit

These LFJ book reviews for adult readers encourage us all to keep reading and learning together for liberation.

August 28, 2024

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Issue 21, Spring 2002

Is Freedom Safe?

A First Amendment project challenges schools to take liberties seriously.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 33, Spring 2008

Classroom Simulations: Proceed With Caution

Teaching Tolerance illustration a child with nazi drawing uniform confronting another with jewish symbol

Some educators think these widely-used teaching activities may do as much harm as good — at least in anti-bias learning.

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Maintain Neutrality

Learn how schools can teach religious tolerance -- and stay within constitutional bounds.

Professional Development Topic

School Climate

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Religion

July 6, 2009

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