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Ending Black History Month Right

This week, Black History Month will come to a close and Women's History Month will begin. Students notice when their history is recognized only during heritage months, so in this edition of The Moment, we're sharing a reminder that it’s vital to teach all our history year-round, along with resources to celebrate two trailblazing Black women in your classroom.

Laverne Cox
Hidden Figures of Women's History: Cathay Williams
Out of the Mouths of Babes

February 25, 2019

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Civil Rights History Project: Mary Jenkins

Mary Jenkins describes growing up in the Jim Crow era and frequently being told, “You can’t”—both by a mother terrified of what might happen to her daughter if she stepped out of her expected place, and by a system that had institutionalized segregation as a way of life.

Mary Jenkins and Will Griffin

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Class Rights & Activism

Subject

History

February 25, 2019

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Reflecting on Personal Stories

Students learn about the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans from people who lived through it. This video depicts how students use metaphorical thinking to deepen their understanding using the thinking routine, Color-Symbol-Image.

Densho.org

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Class Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

Subject

History

February 22, 2019

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February 22, 2019

What We’re Reading This Week: February 22, 2019

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

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Informational

"Nonviolence vs. Jim Crow" 1942

Bayard Rustin believed deeply in the power of nonviolence during the era of segregation. In the following essay, he describes its use and effect on a bus ride from Louisville to Nashville.

Bayard Rustin

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Class

Subject

History

February 22, 2019

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Literature

Yet Do I Marvel

The poem deals with the awesome and awful power of God in relation to the challenging lives of humans and animals.

Countee Cullen

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Religion

Subject

History

February 21, 2019

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Literature

Wade in the Water

In this poem, Smith recounts her experience at a Geechee Gullah Ring Shouters’ show and the love she, and every other audience member, was shown.

Tracy K. Smith

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Religion

Subject

History

February 21, 2019

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James Baldwin vs. William F. Buckley Debate at Cambridge 1965

In 1965, James Baldwin and William F. Buckley debated the American Dream’s effect on the America Negro. The debate took place at Cambridge University, and the spectating student body proclaimed Baldwin the winner by a landslide—164 to 44.

James Baldwin

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Class

Subject

History

February 21, 2019

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February 21, 2019

Hate at School: January 2019

We’re halfway through the school year, and there is no indication that hate incidents at school are slowing down.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Ability Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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February 21, 2019

Empowering Teachers to Become Activists

After noticing tension within their school community, teachers, students and staff planned a one-day workshop for local educators called “Understanding the Muslim American Experience: Leadership Training.”

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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