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Toolkit for “We Are Our Ancestors' Wildest Dreams”
Want to take these teachers’ advice? Educate yourself on the deep and complex history of American slavery and how it shaped the American institutions and beliefs about race.
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Judgement of the Supreme Court of the United States in Plessy v. Ferguson
In the matter of Plessy v. Ferguson, the United States Supreme Court upheld practices that perpetuated Jim Crow segregation, declaring that “separate but equal” accommodations were legal. Nearly 60 years later, the Court overturned the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
March 3, 2016
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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
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Slave Houses, Louisiana (1853)
The drawing is a visual description that seeks to portray enslaved people as enjoying a relatively stable home life with people playing music, dancing and courting.
December 14, 2017
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Reframing the Movement
Episode 1, Season 3 Teaching the civil rights movement accurately and effectively requires deconstructing the myths and misconceptions around it. Most people are familiar with a very specific version of the movement that
August 5, 2020
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Engaging Colleagues
When educators feel like they are not alone in their belief that students deserve access to accurate and inclusive learning, they are more likely to persevere in their advocacy for teaching honest histories.
November 21, 2023
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Unmaking “Hispanic”: Teaching the Creation of Hispanic Identity
“Hispanic” heritage includes a diverse range of cultures, nationalities, histories and identities.
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Helping Young People Grapple With Gun Violence and Extremism
Parents and caregivers must be intentional about the amount of content young people in their lives consume when it comes to gun violence, especially when such violence is motivated by extremism. Exposure to media coverage of these events should be accompanied by time for young people to reflect, discuss, ask questions and contextualize gun violence. These LFJ resources can provide additional understanding for these conversations.
- Conversations About Gun Violence, Disinformation and Extremism
- Prevention and Resilience: Supporting Young People Through Polarizing Times
- Reimagining Digital Literacy Education To Save Ourselves
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Imagining Equity Literacy
Equity literacy moves us beyond cultural competency, allowing educators to create and sustain equitable and just learning environments for all families and students.
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Art Makes All Things Better
In Tucson, guest artists help refugee students connect throughout the learning process.