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February 14, 2018

“All Our Terrible and Beautiful History”: Teach American History as a Human Story

Professor David W. Blight, director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, explains why prevailing American historical narratives necessitate Teaching Tolerance's Teaching Hard History report and recommendations.

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Slavery Rights & Activism

February 8, 2018

Athletes, Advocates and Role Models (The Philly Special)

Malcolm Jenkins, Philadelphia Eagles | Photo by Chris Szagola, AP Images | Teaching Tolerance

In the wake of the Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl LII win, this South Jersey teacher looks past the celebration to talk with his students about how some players use their influence to create positive change and to challenge his students to do the same.

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Rights & Activism

February 2, 2018

The Election, One Year Later: Struggling With Critical Conversations at a Midwestern High School

In the fall of 2016, anthropologist Jia-Hui Stefanie Wong was observing students and educators at a high school when the presidential election took place. This winter, she followed up to see what had changed in the last year.

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Immigration Rights & Activism

January 31, 2018

The Election, One Year Later: Life Goes On at an East Coast Middle School

When anthropologist Alexandra Freidus was observing students and educators at an East Coast middle school in fall 2016, she got to see how the presidential election affected them. She followed up with them a year later.

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Religion Immigration Rights & Activism

January 29, 2018

The Election, One Year Later: Fear and Mixed Blessings at a Midwestern High School

Anthropologist Max Altman was observing students and educators at a Midwestern high school when the 2016 presidential election occurred. He witnessed firsthand how they responded and followed up this winter to see what had changed in the last year.

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Religion Immigration Rights & Activism

January 25, 2018

The Election, One Year Later: Deportation Orders at an East Coast High School

In the spring of 2017, anthropologist Chandler P. Miranda found herself with a front-row seat to watch students and educators at a high school respond to the results of the presidential election. This winter, she followed up to see what had changed in the last year.

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Religion Immigration Rights & Activism

January 18, 2018

The Election, One Year Later: Stories From Anthropologists of Education

In the fall of 2016 and spring of 2017, these four anthropologists observed how students and educators responded to the presidential election. This winter, they followed up to see what had changed in the last year.

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Immigration Rights & Activism

January 12, 2018

“A Deep and Painful Flaw”: Talk About Immigration With Your Students

With or without the latest headlines from the White House, immigration is worthy of class discussion, and teachers should be ready to facilitate that discussion.

Topic

Immigration

January 10, 2018

Students Weigh in on the Golden Globes, #MeToo and #TimesUp

After watching highlights from the Golden Globes, this high school class engaged in some deep discussions about advocacy.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

December 14, 2017

Wait. Flint Is Still Without Clean Water? How Can I Help?

Volunteers put their hands together in solidarity.

While Flint, Michigan, now has a contract for a clean water source, residents aren’t out of the woods yet. Keep in mind these five actions when taking a stand for Flint residents affected by the water crisis.

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Rights & Activism

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