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Teaching Hard History Podcast

What we don’t know about American history hurts us all. Teaching Hard History begins with the long and brutal legacy of chattel slavery and reaches through the victories of and violent responses to the civil rights

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The Human Face of Immigration

Students challenge stereotypes when they see the people behind the slogans.

Issue 39, Spring 2011

Topic

Immigration

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Informational

A Rumbling in the Mines

This chapter details the Chinese involvement in building the transcontinental railroad and the friction it caused between them and white workers, whom Chinese workers displaced from their jobs due to their willingness to work for less and not join labor unions.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

History

Economics

Geography

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The Color of Law: Winners and Losers in the Job Market

This lesson is the second lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students examine how government policies helped white people access economic benefits while preventing African Americans from accessing these same benefits.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

Economics

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“We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams”

Educator Tamara Spears with shadow in classroom

As part of our series highlighting educator voices, we spoke to five Black teachers who teach in predominately Black or all-Black settings to ask how they approach the topic of slavery.

Issue 59, Summer 2018

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A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa

In this text, Venture Smith recounted his experiences as an enslaved person in New England, including his work to pay his enslaver for his freedom in the mid-18th century.

Venture Smith

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

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Community Walks: A Day of Learning for Schools

Through community walks around students’ neighborhoods, educators and school staff can learn from those they teach, creating a stronger and more responsive school community.

August 31, 2016