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Should I Sacrifice to Live Half-American?

In this letter to the editor, James G. Thompson, a 26-year-old African American, writes about his desire to defend his country and to continue the fight for civil rights as the United States enters World War II.

James G. Thompson

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

July 7, 2022

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Issue 16, Fall 1999

Wings of Witness

A 7th grade Holocaust history project evolves into a memorial sculpture.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Religion

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March 6, 2019

Hate at School: This Viral Video Requires More Than a Conversation

The front facade of Spain Park High School during the day.

A viral video of Hoover, Alabama, students making racist and anti-Semitic statements shows why educators must use anti-bias practices.

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Race & Ethnicity Bullying & Bias

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Jill Spain

Jill Spain is a middle school language arts teacher in New Jersey. She has earned a bachelor of arts degree in special education and a master of arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. She is the recipient of an Outstanding Lessons Award for a Holocaust lesson for sixth graders, has participated in the “Lest We Forget” study tour to historic Holocaust sites in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic and is a member of her school’s curriculum council.

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January 31, 2012

Don’t Miss a Chance to Shift Hate Rhetoric

“I hate Jews.” That was the sentence, uttered coldly and dripping with vile undertones, from the mouth of a sixth-grader that nearly caused me to let a very powerful teachable moment slip through my fingers. Almost.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

article

October 7, 2011

Building Bridges Over the Ages With Books

Jeanette Winterson, author and poet, once said, “Books communicate ideas and make bridges between people.” As a middle school language arts teacher, I believed in this theory but wanted to see it in action. When I suggested to my principal that I would like to organize a book club with my students and local senior citizens, he was cautiously intrigued by the idea.

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Bullying & Bias

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Paragraph 175

The German Reichstag passed the following version of Paragraph 175, which imposed harsher legal restrictions and penalties on sexual activity between men, in 1935. With this law came a dramatic increase in the number of individuals facing prosecution for homosexual activity.

German Reichstag

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Geography

July 2, 2014

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Treasure Chest for Change

It is a challenge to help students to learn not only about history but also from it.

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Religion

January 4, 2011

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April 18, 2012

Protecting the Future from Genocide

After the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel eloquently stated “never again.” Since he first uttered this compelling sentiment, genocides have erupted across the world—from Guatemala to Cambodia. April was chosen as Genocide Prevention Month since the Holocaust, Rwandan, Bosnian, Armenian and Cambodian genocides are commemorated during this time. The commemoration began in April 2009 and combined genocide remembrance with prevention.

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Rights & Activism

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One Survivor Remembers

Please note that this film contains graphic footage of atrocities committed during the Holocaust. We recommend this content for sixth grade and higher. "Here to Tell My Story" (Interview with Gerda Weissmann by Jeff Sapp

November 19, 2018

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