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Rescue Mission
American Indian tribes across the United States are working to revive their lost languages.
July 7, 2014
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Teaching America’s Interwoven Histories
The shared history of African Americans and Indigenous Americans is rarely taught. TT talked to Professor Tiya Miles about why we can’t understand American history without it.
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The Confederate Spy: A Story of the War of 1861
This is an excerpt from a work of fiction about the Civil War. It expresses a pro-Northern view while at the same time arguing that enslaved persons do not desire freedom.
December 15, 2017
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The Youth-Led Global Climate Strike and Celebrating Student Action
This Friday, students worldwide will strike to demand action on climate change. Educators should take the opportunity to support student learning and action.
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Teaching Hard History: American Slavery | Key Concept Videos
In these short videos, historians and scholars explore the undertaught history of African and Indigenous enslavement in what is now the United States. (Available for streaming only)
April 22, 2020
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Students will describe the roles that slavery, Native nations and African Americans played in the Revolutionary War. Maps to Key Concepts 2, 3, 5, 9 & 10 What else should my students know? 5.A The Declaration of
December 18, 2017
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November Is Native American Heritage Month
Teach students an accurate and more complete history of Native and Indigenous peoples in celebration of Native American Heritage Month—and all year long! Including information from experts at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, these LFJ resources can help.
- Indigenous Peoples' History
- Q&A: Native Knowledge 360°
- With and About: Inviting Contemporary American Indian Peoples Into the Classroom
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The Color of Law: Winners and Losers in the Job Market
This lesson is the second lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students examine how government policies helped white people access economic benefits while preventing African Americans from accessing these same benefits.
October 10, 2019
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Freedom To Read, Freedom To Learn
May 3 is the Freedom To Learn National Day of Action, a day of advocacy for inclusive education and young people’s freedom to read, learn and build a just future. Our collective responsibility is to counter disinformation, uplift honest history and engage our communities to serve all children.
- Freedom To Read, Freedom To Learn
- Exclusion Is Unconstitutional
- A Call for Anti-Bias Education