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They Must Always Look Outward
Trying to reconcile education and the world we currently inhabit has led one teacher to shift the focus of his teaching to nurturing active participants in a diverse democracy.
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The Importation of Negroes into Massachusetts
In this newspaper article, the author made an argument against the importation of enslaved Africans and in favor of the importation of European servants, using race to distinguish the differences between labor.
December 15, 2017
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Will of Robert Johnston
This is a will of an enslaver from 1776. It shows how enslaved persons were treated as property to be passed down through generations.
December 15, 2017
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Letter from William H. Burgwyn to His Father
The letter briefly discusses William’s thoughts on the Civil War’s impact on Southern slavery, the ongoing decline of the institution of slavery and his occupation in the Confederate army.
December 15, 2017
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Birmingham 1963: Primary Documents
This lesson asks students to interrogate six historical documents that show differing opinions about the conflict in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963.
February 15, 2012
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From Columbus to Charlottesville: An Urgent Call for Benevolence
This former high school history teacher now realizes that she failed her students by sticking to the subject matter and neglecting what’s most important about education. She’s worried her fellow educators might be failing too.
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Latino Civil Rights Timeline, 1903 to 2006
This timeline is used with "Understanding the History of Latino Civil Rights" and "Exploring the History of Latino Civil Rights" lessons.
July 6, 2017
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Popcorn From the Sky
The story of people whose lives are forever changed by a test bomb gets lost in seas of misunderstanding, political posturing and classified paperwork.
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From Cradleboard to Motherboard
Buffy Sainte-Marie's interactive multimedia curriculum transforms Native American studies
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What’s a Sanctuary City Anyway?
The news has been abuzz with the term sanctuary city since President Trump issued an executive order on the matter. Attorney Naomi Tsu, who directs the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Immigrant Justice Project, explains exactly what sanctuary cities are.