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Teaching Juneteenth
The history of Juneteenth acknowledges hard history while also empowering students to be advocates for change.
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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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Curriculum and Instruction
The topics and strategies in this section provide tools to help educators build students’ understanding of justice and develop skills to take action and participate in a diverse democracy.
May 23, 2023
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Introduction to the Teacher’s Guide
Teaching 'The New Jim Crow' Introduction to the Teacher's Guide In many ways, this is a dream come true. I have long hoped that a set of materials would be created that would support high school teachers who want to
July 6, 2017
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Tomorrow Night
After planning for a long time, an enslaved family risks everything to live together and be free.
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Connecting With Literature
Important points, learning activities and questions for reflecting on and discussing stories through the lens of literature as “mirrors, windows and sliding glass doors.”
August 17, 2024
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Advocating for Public Education
We all have a crucial role in advocating for children’s right to quality public education and equal access to learning.
March 20, 2025
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Nobody’s Free Until Everybody’s Free
“Democracy is not a state. It is not some high plateau that we struggle to reach so we can finally settle down to rest. Democracy is an act. It is an act that requires participation, organization and dedication to the highest principles. It is an act, and a series of actions that require us to continuously verify our commitment to civil rights and social justice at every challenge.”
— Rep. John Lewis
- What Are the Values of Democracy?
- Fannie Lou Hamer
- Freedom Summer and Today’s Election Process
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Broadside for a New Orleans Auction
Beneath a heading and series of details about the coming auction, the poster describes the 18 enslaved persons to be sold in varying degrees of detail. It identifies the age of each of these persons and offers other details.
December 14, 2017
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Teaching Hard History Podcast
Learning for Justice is relaunching the Teaching Hard History podcast series with host Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D., to resist current efforts to erase and alter our nation’s history.
- Teaching Hard History Podcast Series
- Slavery and the Civil War, Part 1
- Teaching Hard History: American Slavery |Key Concepts Videos