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Teaching Consent Doesn't Have to Be Hard
What if teaching consent to middle school students was so easy and uncontroversial that every school did it? The good people at Power Up, Speak Out! believe that's possible.
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“All Our Terrible and Beautiful History”: Teach American History as a Human Story
Professor David W. Blight, director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, explains why prevailing American historical narratives necessitate Teaching Tolerance's Teaching Hard History report and recommendations.
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A Love Letter to Teachers After Yet Another School Shooting
This TT staffer, not long out of the classroom herself, shares some encouraging words for fellow educators who are grappling with the news and their own emotions today.
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Teaching Social Justice in Elementary Music Class
With 40 minutes—or fewer—to spend with students each week, this elementary music teacher struggled to teach meaningful content. Then she began asking herself, "Who do I want my students to be when they leave my classroom?"
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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.
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John Quincy Adams to the Inhabitants of the 12th Congressional District
A letter written by John Quincy Adams to the 12th Congressional District regarding the use of the "Gag Rule" to prevent him from reading petitions by enslaved people on the floor of the House of Representatives. Adams argues that the Gag Rule is a violation of petitioners' rights, and to ignore this violation would endanger the rights of all Americans.
February 20, 2018
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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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Walkouts, Marches and the Desire to 'Do Something': What You Need to Know About Stoneman Douglas Activism
After the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, courageous survivors have inspired a groundswell of activism and advocacy. Here's what you need to know—and what you can do, no matter your situation.