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Teaching Tolerance Interview With John Lewis

In the graphic novel March, Congressman John Lewis documents his experiences as a young civil rights activist. Hear him describe his first arrest employing a nonviolent resistance strategy, as captured in the book.

John Lewis

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

June 20, 2016

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Informational

Race Riots

In this essay, the author gives a short history of race riots, showing how they were originally organized by whites in an effort to show dominance over African Americans, particularly in the South.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Race & Ethnicity

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

June 20, 2016

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Informational

Nativism and the Know-Nothings

In this essay, the author describes the Nativism movement, capturing the ways in which it dips and surges based on immigration cycles.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Religion Immigration

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

June 20, 2016

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Informational

A Backlash Against Arab Americans

In this essay, the author details how tension built and violence erupted—specifically against Muslim Americans—in the days following the September 11th attacks.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Religion

Subject

History

June 20, 2016

article

June 17, 2016

One Year Later: Reflections on Charleston

The massacre at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, deeply saddened us—but also galvanized us. On the anniversary of the attack, six TT staffers remember.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

article

June 15, 2016

Don’t Forget About Black Girls

Black women are among the most represented groups in higher education enrollment by race and gender—but that doesn’t mean Black girls don’t face unique struggles in our education system.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Gender & Sexual Identity

article

May 26, 2016