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On Emancipation Day in D.C., Two Memorials Tell Very Different Stories

Two memorials have been built in commemoration of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation-one in 1896 and 1998. And while they both pay tribute to the same event, they depict the African Americans within them in very different lights.

Joe Heim

Grade Level

9-12

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Class

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Civics

History

July 16, 2018

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August 10, 2018

Hate at School: A Back-to-School Look at the Past Year

Distraught student sitting against wall with hoodie drawn

“Back to school” shouldn’t mean “back to hate.” Here’s a look at the hate incidents we reported last school year—and steps for making this year better.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

article

September 17, 2020

Stop Talking in Code: Call Them Black Boys

A Black educator challenges colleagues to consider the school-based and societal implications of calling Black boys “Black males.”

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Celebrate Native American Heritage

Native American Heritage Month provides an opportunity to celebrate the diversity of Native cultures and communities.

November 1, 2023

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Issue 26, Fall 2004

"There's No Lesson Plan for Tragedy"

Teaching in the face of the unthinkable.

Topic

Rights & Activism

lesson

Social Media for Social Action

four people rally with laptop, cell phone, tablet

This lesson will engage students in the debate about the efficacy of social media as a tool for social change.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

Math & Technology

September 27, 2017

article

Issue 40, Fall 2011

Two Decades of Teaching Tolerance

Explore our turning points from the last 20 years.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

article

Issue 38, Fall 2010

Helping the Homeless In School and Out

Homeless kids can be hard to identify and even harder to help. But teachers can do a great deal to make sure that they don’t fall through the cracks.

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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.

Suzanne Bilyeu

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 5, 2014

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I Didn't Know There Were Cities in Africa: Challenging Children's-and Adult's-Misperceptions about the African Continent

In her article, Randolph delineates the profound impact of perpetuating stereotypical representations of Africa and its people by arranging them into three levels and then providing recommendations for how to combat them when creating learning experiences for students in the United States.

LFJ Staff

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Immigration

Subject

History

Geography

September 28, 2018

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