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Issue 40, Fall 2011

A Second Revolution

This piece is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance article "Getting the Civil War Right." Some historians have called the period of Reconstruction that followed the Civil War the "second American Revolution" and the 13th

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Issue 1, Fall 2021

Envisioning School Safety Without Police

Illustration of a police officer heading towards and exit with students looking on.

Communities across the country are mobilizing to improve school safety without police presence while advocating for students’ dignity.

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

ChangeMakers for an Inclusive and Just Future

LGBTQ+ youth activists from the ChangeMakers Leadership Institute advocate for inclusive education and community resilience in the face of oppressive legislation in Florida.

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Informational

“Cornerstone” Speech

In this speech, Alexander H. Stephens justifies the Confederacy’s secession, arguing that the “cornerstone” of the Confederacy is the maintenance of the institution of slavery and the belief in the inferiority of African Americans.

Alexander H. Stephens

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 6, 2018

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Lessons: Voter Suppression

We’ve collected some of our favorite 9-12 resources and lessons for teaching about voter suppression and how it shapes elections today. These TT-recommended resources for exploring voter suppression with students have

August 17, 2020

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Issue 36, Fall 2009

Talking Race

Teaching Tolerance illustration with two teachers talking about 'dialogue', 'discussion', and 'debate'

Making a space where teachers can talk about difference.

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Literature

March With Me

Letitia and Mae join children leaving school to march in Birmingham, Alabama. Disappointed that they were not arrested while picketing Woolworth’s, they feel reassured by Rev. Bevel, who tells them they made a great contribution to the movement.

Rosalie T. Turner

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

October 30, 2014

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Informational

No Promised Land

“When Mormons settled in Missouri in the 1830s, local residents found Mormon beliefs and practices not simply strange, but wrong. … The Mormons, the Missouri governor declared, must be removed—if not by expulsion, then by extermination.”

Jim Carnes

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

May 22, 2017

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Issue 37, Spring 2010

Gender Segregation: Separate But Effective?

Illustration of a girl and boy separated by stereotypical interests

Gender-segregated classrooms are on the rise in the U.S. — especially the Southeast — but research regarding their effectiveness remains inconclusive.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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The Alcatraz Proclamation: Background Sheet

This piece is to accompany The Alcatraz Proclamation: A Primary Document Activity

February 23, 2012