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Nobody Dared Her to Do It

Reverend Noel Koestline and Reverend Spencer Turnipseed remember Turnipseed's sister, Marti, the first white student to join Birmingham's sit-in movement.
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Rev. Noel Koestline and Rev. Spencer Turnipseed (Brother)
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Action
November 18, 2014
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Civil Rights March in Selma

This news segment from 2000 recalls the march that took place in Selma, Ala. on March 7, 1965. This day, known as Bloody Sunday, was marked by violent attacks by state and local police upon protesters as they reached the end of Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge.
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NBC Learn
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Social Justice Domain
Justice Action
July 2, 2014
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Sometimes

Toby and Clemmie love each other very much. Sometimes Clemmie has to go to the hospital though, and it can be scary. Luckily, Toby and Clemmie know how to make the best out of every situation—even ones that involve a trip to the hospital.
by
Rebecca Elliott
Grade Level
K-2
Topic
Ability
Social Justice Domain
Identity Diversity Action
July 7, 2014
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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.
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Marcus Garvey
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism
Subject
History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Identity Justice Action
July 3, 2014
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1947: Jackie Robinson Integrates Baseball

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Suzanne Bilyeu details how Jackie Robinson's gift for playing ball eventually united a team of 30 men and gave hope to hundreds of thousands of African Americans. These feats came at a great cost to Robinson physically, mentally and emotionally as he endured hate and hardships on and off the field
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Suzanne Bilyeu
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Rights & Activism
Subject
History
Social Justice Domain
Justice Action
July 7, 2014
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Danger on my Doorstep

Linda Schubert recounts the fear that consumed her Jewish family living in Nazi-Germany in the late 1930s. Each family member endured individual stress and anxiety, but each also contributed to the family's greater good of the family.
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Linda Schubert
Grade Level
6-8
Topic
Religion
Subject
History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Identity Justice
July 7, 2014
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Marian Dingle

Marian Dingle is a veteran classroom elementary educator of 21 years. Always passionate about mathematics, her early career involved advocating for marginalized students and families. More recently, she has moved toward public advocacy, activism and scholarship, fascinated by the intersection of mathematics and social justice. She has been a member of Building Leadership Teams, led grade level teams, serves on her district mathematics committee, the state mathematics advisory committee, and is on the executive committee of the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Mentoring new teachers
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1960: Sitting Down to Take a Stand

In this article, Suzanne Bilyeu details how the sit-in by the "Greensboro Four" at Woolworth's store in North Carolina created a domino effect which led to sit-ins across the country and galvinized support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Suzanne Bilyeu
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Economics
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Justice Action
July 5, 2014