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The Power of Place
LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn explains that “the victories for justice must be fought for and by ordinary people in the South together with allies from other parts of the nation.”
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Celebrating Juneteenth
Juneteenth, celebrated June 19, marks the day enslaved Texans learned they were free in June of 1865. While the history of the holiday includes the injustice of enslavement, Juneteenth should also be understood in the context of Black people’s fight for justice and freedom. As Staff Writer Coshandra Dillard notes, “Students, particularly Black students, can find empowerment in the jubilant celebrations of culture, activism and the humanity of a people.”
- Teaching Juneteenth
- Happy Juneteenth!
- What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
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A Place to Stand
The editor of Teaching Tolerance reflects on the need to commemorate the toll of slavery.
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Telling the Story of Privilege
The new issue of Teaching Tolerance is packed with advice for teaching this tough subject.
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What We're Watching
Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these TT-approved films!
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Centering Diverse Parents in the CRT Debate
Parents of color and parents of conscience, whose children make up the majority of students in public education, must be centered in conversations on race and inclusive education.
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Another Slavery Simulation: We Can and Must Do Better
A simulation of an auction during a fifth-grade lesson about slavery last week is just the latest illustration of why we need better ways to teach hard history.
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Mum Bett’s Freedom Tale
Mum Bett hears the cries for American freedom from British tyranny and launches her own American Revolution against slavery in Massachusetts.
January 8, 2019
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(A)wake
In this poem, the speaker traces the senseless killings taking place abroad and at home, with a particular focus on the African-American community. The speaker also calls communities to action to "grow our hope and heal our hearts" in order to live together in peace.
September 26, 2016
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The World Was Silent
A study of the Armenian Genocide raises troubling questions of remembrance and responsibility.