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October 4, 2012

Celebrate Reading Freedom with a Banned Book

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is my favorite book to teach. It’s the reason I became a high school English teacher. Years ago when my teacher handed me that book, I was both engrossed and frightened to learn of a dystopian world in which books were not only illegal, they were burned.

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Bullying & Bias

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May 23, 2013

'Persepolis' in the Classroom Led to Understanding

Persepolis helped make the case for open discussion and books reflecting a variety of cultures.

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Religion Rights & Activism

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Issue 50, Summer 2015

You Spoke, We Listened

Readers had a lot to say about our Spring “storytelling” issue, the new film kit about Selma and much more.

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Race Riots

In this essay, the author gives a short history of race riots, showing how they were originally organized by whites in an effort to show dominance over African Americans, particularly in the South.

Learning for Justice Staff

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9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

June 20, 2016

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Issue 40, Fall 2011

Teaching the Movement

Illustration of a civil rights march across grass

We’ve rereleased the powerful documentary, "A Time for Justice," to help schools educate their students about the civil rights movement.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 41, Spring 2012

What We’re Reading

The Teaching Tolerance staff reviews the latest in culturally aware literature and resources, offering the best picks for professional development and teachers of all grades.

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Fighting Rebels With Only One Hand

Frederick Douglass argues for African-American participation in the Union army.

Frederick Douglass

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6-8 9-12

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Slavery

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History

August 17, 2018

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Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship

This text explores the relationship between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, two self-made men whose lives intersected near the end of America's Civil War.

Russell Freedman

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6-8 9-12

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Class

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History

July 10, 2017

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Felicia Graham

Felicia Graham (she/her) is a PhD candidate in Social Science & Comparative Education at UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Studies. At UCLA her teaching and scholarship focus on youth civic engagement, global media, and decolonizing epistemologies of the global south. Guided by Chicana feminist theory, her current research engages youth in a political and economic critique of media to become advocates for culturally, historically, and politically responsive education based on human dignity, earthly respect, and rooted in the practice of love. Felicia is a student fellow for the

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February 19, 2021

Teaching the Historical Context of January 6

Angled view of the United States capitol building.

As the political fallout from the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot unfolds, it’s critical that educators help students contextualize white supremacist movements of the past and present.

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