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Freedom To Read, Freedom To Learn

These resources, including specific calls to action, can help families advocate for the freedom to obtain an honest and inclusive education in their communities and in schools.

April 28, 2023

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January 31, 2017

“That Part’s Not True”

Many teachers in the United States will include a lesson on Emmett Till as an introduction to the civil rights movement or as part of their Black History Month plans. This year, it’s time to modify the lesson.

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Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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Issue 62, Summer 2019

Catch Up on LFJ Webinars

Illustration of an educator with pink hair looking at their laptop with various symbols emanating from the screen.

Did you miss out on our live webinars this year? Take some time this summer to watch them on demand!

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Negro farmer who has brought his cotton samples to town discusses price with cotton buyer. Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi

This photograph captures a moment of negotiation between a cotton farmer and a cotton buyer.

Marion Post Walcott

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Class

July 18, 2022

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Dani Bostick

Dani Bostick is an educator, advocate, and former mental health counselor. Her work on trauma, child sexual abuse and white supremacy has appeared in the Washington Post, The Week, Marie Claire, Parenting, and HuffPost, among others.

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November 10, 2015

Moving Toward Allyship: Mizzou as an Example

Allyship cannot involve checklists. According to this white educator, “The walk—the movement toward allyship—is ongoing.”

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Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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Issue 58, Spring 2018

Teaching Hard History

Four innovative educators discuss how they teach about our country's painful past. Plus, get a sneak preview of our new resources for teaching about American slavery.

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The Negro's Place in World Reorganization

This essay introduces the Universal Negro Improvement Association and some of its core beliefs, such as the idea that all African-descended people should work together to achieve preservation and independce from whites at home and abroad, particularly in Africa.

Marcus Garvey

Grade Level

9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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History

Geography

July 3, 2014

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Before Rosa Parks: Frances Watkins Harper

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 Frances Watkins Harper, who challenged power structures in the South by talking to free former slaves about voting, land ownership and education—and fought segregated public transportation.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

July 6, 2009

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Issue 32, Fall 2007

The School Year That Changed a Nation

Minnie Jean Brown in front of the Central High in Little Rock, Ark.

The Little Rock Nine: An Interview with Minnijean Brown Trickey

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Rights & Activism

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