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What We're Reading
Teaching Tolerance loves to read! Check out a few of our favorite books for diverse readers and educators.
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Home Was a Horse Stall
On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and prompted the United States to enter World War II. While many Americans were concerned about the war abroad, they were also paranoid about the “threat” of Japanese Americans at home. As a result, many Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps on American soil.
August 22, 2016
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President Obama's Address on the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
Obama's 2015 speech on the Edmund Pettus Bridge honors the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," when hundreds of voting-rights activists were brutally attacked by state troopers as they began a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. President Obama reminds us of the spirit and struggle associated with the marchers in Selma, or any group of people meeting injustice.
March 11, 2015
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Why We Need Black History Month
Analyzing and celebrating Black history helps students think critically about present-day social issues.
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Hawaiians Live in Aloha
This animation sequence explains traditional Hawaiian gender roles and their conception of māhū, or the middle. Kumu Hina, a teacher at Hālau Lōkahi— a public charter school in Hawaii—also discusses the history of colonization and its impact on Hawaiian culture.
March 20, 2015
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Anti-Immigrant
Animus toward people perceived to be immigrants led to a significant amount of harassment in schools; about 18 percent of the incidents that educators reported were directed toward people seen as “foreign.” This category
May 1, 2019
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Mathematics in Context: The Pedagogy of Liberation
Social justice education isn’t limited to humanities courses. Two math educators explain how their commitment to equity informs the way they teach.
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Teach This: Voter Fraud and Voter Suppression
Use these excerpts from ‘One Person, No Vote: How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally’ to help students identify claims, recognize evidence and evaluate the argument that charges of voter fraud can be a form of voter suppression.
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Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do
Young people deserve to learn honest history—history that is accurate, comprehensive and inclusive of perspectives beyond traditional, dominant narratives. Our newest resource guide, Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do, offers concrete tools for educators seeking to ensure the right of future generations to an accurate accounting of our nation’s history.
- Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do
- Teaching the Civil Rights Movement
- Teaching Hard History: American Slavery