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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

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History

December 15, 2017

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Issue 47, Summer 2014

Toolkit for Native Youth Think Globally, Act Locally

Do a critical reading of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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Raspberries! An American Tale of Cooperation

A yellow bird holds a raspberry in her long beak. The sun shines in the background.

With only one wing, the little bird cannot fly to the raspberry patch with her brothers. As luck would have it, she meets a little dog, a chipmunk, and a frog who work together to get them all across the street to the raspberry patch.

Mary Newell DePalma

Grade Level

K-2

Topic

Ability

July 2, 2014

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October 24, 2016

An American Roster: Presidents in My Class

In this fourth-grade teacher’s classroom, a long lineup of U.S. presidential faces is tacked on the wall. She reflects on how a new president will soon gaze down on her students.

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Immigration Race & Ethnicity Class Gender & Sexual Identity

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Japanese American Responses to Incarceration

This video clip addresses reactions from Japanese Americans to the 8 p.m. curfew, forced imprisonment in internment camps, and creation of the 422nd Regimental Combat Team.

Densho

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3-5

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Race & Ethnicity Class Immigration Rights & Activism

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History

February 5, 2019

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October 27, 2011

Tour Brings American History To Life

Through a grant from Teaching American History, I was part of a group of teachers who spent months reading, listening and watching films and videos about the civil rights movement before we took a trip to the South. But still it was history—far away, untouchable and remote. That was until the first day in Sumner, Miss.

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Rights & Activism

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National American Indian Heritage Month 2018

November is National American Indian Heritage Month! In this edition of The Moment, you'll find resources and recommendations that can help ensure Native histories and experiences are respected and represented in your classroom.

Rewriting History—for the Better
Q&A: Native Knowledge 360°
With and About: Inviting Contemporary American Indian Peoples Into the Classroom

November 16, 2018

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Proclamation: To the Great White Father (November, 1969)

The announcement on November 20, 1969 from 89 American Indians – mostly students from colleges and universities – that they were taking over Alcatraz Island, set in motion what would become the longest occupation of a federal facility by Native Americans to date. This report aired a year later on NBC News, in December 1970, six months before the occupation ended.

American Indian Movement (AIM)

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9-12

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Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Economics

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July 2, 2014

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February 26, 2021

Presently Invisible: The Arab Plight in American Classrooms

To create more inclusive classrooms and counter negative narratives about Arab Americans, educators can include Arab American history and culture in their current curriculum. Here are some ways to do that.

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Race & Ethnicity Religion

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July 10, 2019

Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act

Empty wheelchair parked on what appears to be either a sidewalk or road.

In this middle- and high-school, school-level grant, students learned about living with disabilities and the need for accessibility.

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Ability

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