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July 2, 2018

Is There a #BBQBecky or #PermitPatty in Your Classroom?

The recent rash of viral stories featuring white people who call the cops on law-abiding black people is an iteration of implicit bias that happens in schools every day. It’s time for educators to self-reflect.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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February 14, 2020

Speaking Up Against Racism Around the Coronavirus

Male African-American Teacher Instructing Students | Teaching Tolerance

The coronavirus became racialized, so it’s critical that educators understand the historical context and confront racist tropes and xenophobia from students and colleagues.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Issue 57, Fall 2017

What We're Reading

Our book reviews can help you keep your practice fresh and informed.

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November 16, 2009

‘Usually Offensive’

red·skin \ˈred-ˌskin\(noun) usually offensive : American IndianNote the “usually offensive” — a warning from one of the more neutral arbitrators of American English, Merriam-Webster. “Redskin” is a pejorative term, and should be used with caution, if at all.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

professional development

Teaching the Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Civil Rights Act (CRA) of 1964, the conditions that led to it and its legacy are the subjects of a powerful four-part webinar series co-facilitated by Teaching Tolerance and the Library of Congress.

Professional Development Topic

Instruction

Topic

Rights & Activism

February 6, 2015

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Informational

Insurrection in Currituck

The newspaper article relays the secondhand story of enslaved people fleeing from a plantation and joining up with Irish laborers in pursuit of “their freedom.” The escaping party was found, and the Irish “abolitionists” were denounced.

“Gatesville Family Visitor”

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 15, 2017

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Visual

Forced to Work

These images show enslaved people laboring in fields in Georgia and South Carolina.

Various

Grade Level

3-5 6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 27, 2020

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Visual

Propaganda

These propaganda images show enslaved people in happy, safe working conditions.

Various

Grade Level

3-5 6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 28, 2020

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Visual

Punishment and Brutality

Enslavers used harsh and punishments to force enslaved people obey them. These images show these punishments. This text contains sensitive images that may not be suitable for all students.

Various

Grade Level

3-5 6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 28, 2020

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Visual

Punishment for Escape

These images show some of the brutal ways enslavers punished enslaved people who tried to escape.

Various

Grade Level

3-5 6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 28, 2020