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Excerpt from Twelve Years a Slave
This section illustrates the ways in which enslaved people resisted enslavement in overt and more subtle ways.
January 5, 2018
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Addressing Antisemitic Hate With Students
As we mourn yet another antisemitic attack, we’re reminded of the important role educators play in pushing back against hate and violence.
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South Carolina Topsey in a Fix
In his cartoon, Thomas W. Strong turns southern arguments in favor of slavery against the South. He creates an anti-secessionist message by depicting South Carolina as an enslaved woman (likely a reference to Topsey from Uncle Tom’s Cabin) incapable of making her own decisions.
December 15, 2017
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Florida’s “Hope Scholarship” Passes the Buck on Stopping Bullying
On January 22, a senate panel in Florida approved a bill that would offer vouchers to targets of bullying so they can transfer to a private school. No matter the bill’s intentions, it harms rather than helps children.
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Time Spent Building Community Is Never Time Wasted
LFJ Deputy Director Hoyt Phillips offers insight into the significance of intentional and consistent relationship building—inside the classroom and beyond.
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The Fighting Mynahs: A story from Hawaii about how it's better to share and cooperate than to squabble and fight
A story from Hawaii about how it's better to share and cooperate than squabble and fight.
July 3, 2014
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Death Comes Early, Often to the Poor
Nearly 14 million children live in low-income or poor families in the United States. One of those was Devin. He had been in my English class during my first year teaching. His uniform was old and faded. He (like 95 percent of the school) was eligible for free or reduced lunch. He didn’t have much in the way of supplies. It was unclear if he really didn’t have the materials, or if he simply didn’t care.
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Inviting Arts and Literacy Into the Classroom
This first-grade teacher invites Broadway stars to his classroom to build students’ literacy skills in a fun and exciting way.
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Larry Doby Hits One for History
It was Black History Month. I was working with children and youth in an after-school program in the Clarksdale housing projects in Louisville, Ky. Spike Lee's film Malcolm X had just been released. I sat around a table with a group of teenagers discussing Alex Haley’s Autobiography of Malcolm X and James Cone’s Martin & Malcolm & America.