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Who Claims Me?

In Boston, widely regarded as the center of the abolitionist movement, black leaders called on citizens to resist the newly passed Fugitive Slave Law in 1850 in order “to make Massachusetts a battlefield in defense of liberty.”
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Learning for Justice Staff
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Class Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Economics
Social Justice Domain
Identity Diversity Justice Action
December 6, 2017
the moment

Black Lives Matter Still Matters

These resources can help you teach about the Black Lives Matters movement, its origins and why your students need to understand its relevance to their lives—regardless of their race.

  • Why Teaching Black Lives Matter Matters | Part I
  • Bringing Black Lives Matter Into the Classroom | Part II
  • A District Profile | Black Lives Matter at School
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Literature

Seventeen Syllables

Rosie's mother and father did not marry out of love, and her mother writes haiku as an escape. After entering a contest, a man comes to deliver her prize—a framed picture. Angered by this intrusion, Rosie's father destroys the picture. In her anguish, Rosie's mother explains her marriage to her daughter.
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Hisaye Yamamoto
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity
Subject
History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Identity Justice
July 7, 2014
film kit

An Outrage

Cover of 'An Outrage: A Documentary Film About Lynching in the American South.'
This film takes viewers to the very communities where heinous acts of violence took place, offering a painful look back at lives lost to lynching and a critical look forward. (Available for streaming only)
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Rights & Activism
Subject
Social Studies
Civics
History
Geography
September 11, 2017
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Maria Hantzopoulos

Maria is associate professor of education at Vassar College, where she coordinates the Adolescent Education Certification Program. Hantzopoulos' work has appeared in a variety of publications, such as Rethinking Schools, Journal of Peace Education and Anthropology and Education Quarterly. She is the author of Restoring Dignity in Public Schools: Human Rights Education in Action (Teachers College Press, 2016), and co-editor of the volumes Critical Small Schools: Beyond Privatization in New York City Urban Educational Reform (Information Age, 2012) and Peace Education: International Perspectives