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10,000 Dresses

Every night Bailey dreams about dresses, but each day his mother, father, and brother remind him that he is a boy and dresses aren't for him. Finally, he finds a friend who embraces both his love for dresses and the individual he feels he is inside.

Marcus Ewert

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

July 2, 2014

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14th Amendment

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that all people born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and of the state where they reside.

U.S. Constitution

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 11, 2017

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1920: Women Get the Vote

This article examines the history of the 19th Amendment, which secured the right to vote for women. It examines women's participation at the polls since then and considers the possibility and impact of greater numbers of women in public office.

Sam Roberts

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 5, 2014

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1947: Jackie Robinson Integrates Baseball

Suzanne Bilyeu details how Jackie Robinson's gift for playing ball eventually united a team of 30 men and gave hope to hundreds of thousands of African Americans. These feats came at a great cost to Robinson physically, mentally and emotionally as he endured hate and hardships on and off the field

Suzanne Bilyeu

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 7, 2014

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1960: Sitting Down to Take a Stand

In this article, Suzanne Bilyeu details how the sit-in by the "Greensboro Four" at Woolworth's store in North Carolina created a domino effect which led to sit-ins across the country and galvinized support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Suzanne Bilyeu

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 5, 2014

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1961: The Freedom Riders

The Freedom Riders looked to invoke federal action and gain national attention as they traveled on interstate bus lines across the South seeking service at white-only waiting rooms and lunch counters.

Merrill Perlman

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

July 7, 2014

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1982: The AIDS Epidemic

In his article, physician and journalist Lawrence K. Altman describes the early cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the uncertainty that surrounded the infectious disease at its naming.

Lawrence K. Altman

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Ability Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

History

July 5, 2014

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20 Face to Face Advisories

Learning for Justice is proud to partner with The Origins Program to present 20 advisory activities selected from Face to Face Advisories: Bridging Cultural Gaps in Grades 5-9.

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Bullying & Bias

June 26, 2022

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Issue 40, Fall 2011

20 Years of Change

Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello looks back on our 20th birthday.

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2019-2021 Learning for Justice Advisory Board

Learning for Justice depends on the feedback and support of an important group of teachers, school counselors and psychologists, librarians, school- and district-level administrators and education professors: the Learning for Justice Advisory Board. These educators and leaders volunteer their time to review our resources, try our curriculum and act as ambassadors for our work. Our 2019-2021 Advisory Board is a group of 31 educators who represent a range of grade levels, regions and voices. They demonstrate incredible commitment to social justice in their classrooms and communities, and we’re

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