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March 24, 2011

Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

In today’s anti-government, anti-union environment, it’s important to illustrate what happens when the powerful hold all the cards. The Triangle shirtwaist fire presents an opportunity to do just that.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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August 31, 2018

Bring Civics Education to Life With “Voting and Voices”

Your students may not be old enough to vote, but they can use their voices. With the resources in our new Voting and Voices project, you can give them the tools—and the support—to begin identifying as voters and to participate in the democratic process.

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November 27, 2013

Choosing Other Words

This teacher was prepared for her ‘speak up’ moment—and you can be, too!

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Ability Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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Learning for Justice 2025 Wrapped

“The ebbs and flows of history show us how oppressed groups have shifted power to advance our civil and human rights. The challenge of our time is who will control the political power so democracy is fully realized and all our humanity is fully recovered.”
— Jalaya Liles Dunn, Director, Learning for Justice, from “Making Recovery Last: A Season for Radical Reconstruction”

The Roles and Responsibilities of the President
Understanding the Role and Responsibilities of the Department of Education
Why the 1965 Voting Rights Act Is Crucial for Democracy

December 22, 2025

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

A Call for Anti-Bias Education

Illustration of adult revealing to younger people a protest occurring behind an American flag.

To develop the next generation of civic leaders, educate children early and in age-appropriate ways about their identities and key concepts about race.

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School Is a Place to Ask Questions

LGBT school leaders speak to a group of students about their own identities and explain why it’s important to ask questions and learn more about people who are different from ourselves.

I Learn America

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

December 11, 2014

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Atlanta Compromise 1895

Regarded as one of the most important speeches in American history, it was delivered by Booker T. Washington as a plea for racial cooperation in the South during a time of deep racial prejudice.

Booker T. Washington

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9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Class

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Civics

History

Geography

July 16, 2018

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January 10, 2018

Students Weigh in on the Golden Globes, #MeToo and #TimesUp

After watching highlights from the Golden Globes, this high school class engaged in some deep discussions about advocacy.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Music Reconstructed: Dom Flemons, Black Cowboys and the American West

Installment 2 From ranches to railroads, learn about the often unrecognized role that African Americans played in the range cattle industry, as Pullman porters and in law enforcement. In part two of this special series

March 18, 2022

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Reframing the Movement

Episode 1, Season 3 Teaching the civil rights movement accurately and effectively requires deconstructing the myths and misconceptions around it. Most people are familiar with a very specific version of the movement that

August 5, 2020

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