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April 11, 2012

Dispelling Myths of Appalachia

The whine of the projector subsides. Someone clicks on the lights. As the professor asks for commentary, the rapid raising of hands signifies an eagerness to respond. I remain still. Listening to my peer’s criticism of the Appalachian people featured in the made-for-TV special, I am humiliated.

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Putting It Into Words

Grade-level responses to the use of pejorative or bigoted terms, or benign terms used with a pejorative tone or manner.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

July 31, 2012

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October 17, 2014

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

What tools and strategies do you use to address wealth and poverty?

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Literature

Southern Marseillaise

Likely written during or shortly after the Civil War, these song lyrics depict Southern patriotism and duty to maintaining a certain way of life. Using melodic rhymes and repetition, the author emphasizes Southern manhood, justified violence and supposedly benign slavery.

Allan D. Francis

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

Civics

History

December 15, 2017

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Parallels Between Mass Incarceration and Jim Crow

What are the most salient similarities between mass incarceration and Jim Crow? Mass incarceration is a system of racialized social control that, like slavery and Jim Crow before it, operates to discriminate and create a stigmatized racial group locked into an inferior position by law and custom.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Social Studies

Civics

History

October 14, 2014

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October 15, 2019

Supporting Nonbinary Educators in the Workplace

Group of people gathered around in a circle looking at various materials in front of them.

In this Q&A, 2019 GLSEN Educator of the Year Ace Schwarz explains how educators can support nonbinary colleagues and create more inclusive school environments.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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August 7, 2023

Whole-of-Community Resilience

Young person sitting in front of a laptop computer.

Helping young people build resilience against manipulative extremist narratives and conspiracy theories requires all adults in a young person’s trusted network to be equipped with the skills and knowledge to intervene.

Topic

Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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February 27, 2023

Conversations About Gun Violence, Disinformation and Extremism

A group of teens sits in a circle having a conversation.

To support young people as they grapple with harms motivated by extremism, PERIL director of research, Pasha Dashtgard, Ph.D., argues that it’s incumbent upon the whole community to address hate-fueled violence.

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Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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Massachusetts Body of Liberties (1641)

This document illustrates the ways in which the Massachusetts colony created a legal framework for slavery, reflecting religious and race-based reasoning.

Massachusetts General Court

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 4, 2018

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Literature

The Real Origins of Memorial Day

Juni teaches her friend Michael all she knows about the first Memorial Day—the day when thousands of black people marched to remember their loved ones who had died in the Civil War.

Jarah Botello

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

February 19, 2020

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