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Toolkit for Race ≠ DNA
This toolkit provides a professional development framework for looking at common misconceptions surrounding race and ancestry, as well as ways to debunk them and build identify-safe classrooms and schools.
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Before Rosa Parks: Ida B. Wells
The title “Before Rosa Parks” loosely links a number of lessons that discuss African-American women who were active in the fight for civil rights before the 1950s. This lesson highlights Ida B. Wells, who worked tirelessly for racial justice in the South, especially concerning lynching.
July 6, 2009
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Dockery: The Life and Times of Oliver Hart Dockery—A Colored Narrative
An excerpted biography of a colonel from 1888 that shows how views about race evolved for some while racism persisted.
December 14, 2017
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StoryCorps: She Kissed Me on the Cheek
“The next day, the police car pulled up and they said, 'We're taking y'all to jail.'”
July 8, 2014
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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave, Written by Himself: Chapter 10
A chapter from the autobiography of Henry Bibb, a well-known black activist who had escaped from slavery. This text contains descriptions of the life of enslaved persons as well as illustrations.
December 14, 2017
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Girls’ Attitudes About STEM Careers: Similarities and Differences Among Race/Ethnic Groups
This lesson presents excerpts from a recent Girl Scouts Research Institute study showing girls may be more interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers than previously thought. Students compare and contrast white, African-American and Hispanic girls’ perceptions of STEM fields.
April 6, 2012
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Covering
To cover is to downplay aspects of our identity that make us different from mainstream society. Kenji Yoshino argues that, although we live in an age where the law prohibits many forms of discrimination, people still face pressure to hide who they are.
July 2, 2014
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Violence Stalks Voter-Registration Workers in Mississippi
This Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) report details violent reprisals toward voter-registration workers in Mississippi.
June 22, 2022
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Another Slavery Simulation: We Can and Must Do Better
A simulation of an auction during a fifth-grade lesson about slavery last week is just the latest illustration of why we need better ways to teach hard history.
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Freedom Wasn’t Free in ’64—and It Isn’t Free Now
‘Freedom Summer,’ an American Experience film, highlights an overlooked but essential period in the civil rights movement.
