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The Origins of Lynching Culture in the United States

Paula Gidding, a professor of Africana studies at Smith College, discusses the history and origins of lynching.

Facing History and Ourselves

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9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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History

November 3, 2015

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Understanding Jim Crow

In this transcript, David Cunningham, a prominent professor of sociology, discusses the emergence of Jim Crow laws and their legal and cultural power.

Facing History and Ourselves

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9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Class Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Economics

Geography

November 3, 2015

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How Stereotype Threat Affects Us and What We Can Do

In this transcript, Claude M. Steele, a prominent social scientist, discusses how individuals may react when they know they could be subject to stereotypes and how their reactions change if the threat of that stereotype is removed.

Facing History and Ourselves

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9-12

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Race & Ethnicity Gender & Sexual Identity

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History

November 3, 2015

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October 8, 2015

Day of the Girl 2015

Here’s how one teacher is engaging her students on Day of the Girl, observed annually on October 11. Try these ideas in your classroom, too.

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Bullying & Bias Gender & Sexual Identity

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Women in the Military

Invoking the iconic "We Can Do It" picture, this cartoon features a woman in combat gear

In this image, Adam Zyglis invokes the iconic “We Can Do It!” image to comment on the role of military women on the front lines.

Adam Zyglis

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6-8 9-12

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Civics

Economics

September 3, 2015

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August 26, 2015

Perspectives on Women’s Equality Day

Celebrate the 19th Amendment with diverse readings from our free Text Library.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Religion versus Equality?

The tension between religious refusal laws and LGBTQ rights poses a classic social studies dilemma.

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Religion Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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June 26, 2015

Where Were You When?

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality. This TT staff member reflects on watching the moral arc of justice bend a few more degrees.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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June 25, 2015

When a Fairy Tale Turns Into a Nightmare

Two North Carolina educators resigned last week after an LGBT-inclusive fairy tale was read to third-graders. What does that say about school climate?

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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May 21, 2015

Boy Scouts Weighs LGBT Inclusivity

Breaking! The president of the Boy Scouts of America urges his organization to remove its ban on gay adult leaders.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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