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Emancipation Proclamation

With the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln freed all enslaved people in “rebellious” states, forbid the military from repressing their freedom and sanctioned their military service for Union forces. This decree made emancipation a clear objective of the American Civil War.
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Abraham Lincoln
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism
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Civics
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Geography
Social Justice Domain
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Ela Bhatt

Ela Bhatt was a pioneer in women’s empowerment and grassroots development. In addition to establishing the Self-Employed Women’s Association in India, Bhatt also founded India’s first women’s bank, Cooperative Bank of SEWA, and served as a member of the Parliament of India from 1986 to1989.
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Learning for Justice Staff
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Class Gender & Sexual Identity
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History
Economics
Social Justice Domain
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Remarks on Signing the Immigration Act of 1965

The Immigration Act of 1965 abolished the "country-of-origin" immigration quota system and established a system of entry based on skills and family relationships with U.S. residents. In addition to his remarks about these changes, President Johnson announced asylum for Cuban refugees.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Immigration Rights & Activism
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Civics
History
Economics
Social Justice Domain
Diversity Justice Action
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

Brown v Board.
Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion for Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, a groundbreaking case that overturned the "separate but equal" standard set forth in Plessy v. Ferguson. The Supreme Court decided this case unanimously on May 17, 1954.
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Earl Warren
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism
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Civics
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An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America

Henry Highland Garnet was an African-American abolitionist, minister, educator and newspaper editor. Garnet delivered “An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America” at the National Negro Convention in Buffalo, N.Y., on Aug. 16, 1843.
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Henry Highland Garnet
Grade Level
9-12
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Race & Ethnicity Religion Rights & Activism
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History
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Diversity Justice Action