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Primary
Other

Studs Terkel an Interview With the Man Who Interviews

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about this fascinating man in an interview with him by Kira Albin.
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Website
Other

Anti Racist Training and Materials Project: Race

For Students 9th - 10th
A book abstract and review that discusses race as a concept that is part of the unconscious attitude.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Black and White"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Excellent resource for empowering learners to become better learners. This instructional activity includes making students aware of racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity in a positive way. Good resource.
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Website
US Department of Labor

U.s. Department of Labor: Women's Bureau

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the U.S. Department of Labor is devoted to helping working women get the most out of their careers. It includes statistics, news programs, and a directory of resources.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The American Spirit: Defending and Building Our Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
Given background information about selected historical figures, students will be able to analyze the importance and contributions of women and people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to the national identity and the...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Shining Star

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Halle Berry. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
Other

Aclu: American Civil Liberties Union

For Students 9th - 10th
Official home of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Learn about American news, what's going on with the Supreme Court and new legislation, and more at this online interest group.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Week of 9 1 14: u.s. Schools to Have Non White Majority

For Students 9th - 10th
During the 2014-2015 school year, American public schools are projected to have more students than ever of non-white ethnicities, and Caucasians will be in the minority for the first time.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Comic Makeovers: Examining Race,class,ethnicity,and Genderin Media

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore stereotypes in the media and representations of race, class, ethnicity, and gender by analyzing comics over a two-week period and then re-envisioning them with a "comic character makeover."
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Activity
Other

Media Activist's Kit for Fairness in Reporting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site offers the whole package about bias in reporting: what it is, how to identify the source, how to complain about it and be heard, and what to do if all else fails. The site offers an extensive reading list along with detailed...
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Interactive
Made From Media

Made From History: State by State History of 20th Century American Civil Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive United States Map allows students to see how slavery split the country into two sides, but the Civil War did not resolve their differences. Each state featured is assigned a short quote, story, or fact that illuminates...
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Article
Made From Media

Made From History: Was the 88th Congress' Racial Split Regional or Partisan?

For Students 9th - 10th
Several infographics illustrate the racial distribution of the 88th United States Congress from the 1960s.
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Unit Plan
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Eugenics, Race, & Immigration Restriction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource consists of primary documents about the international eugenics movements in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Its goal is to show how eugenics influenced immigration laws and how eugenics theories and policies...
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Article
Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Kevin Kenny, "Insiders & Outsiders in 19th Century American Immigration"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the history of who were the insiders (with rights) and the outsiders (without rights) in the early history of the US (prior to the 14th Ammendment. It was largely based on race not citizenship.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Cape Coloureds

For Students 9th - 10th
The term "Cape Coloureds" generally refers to those South Africans of mixed cultural and racial stock whose ancestors include Europeans, Khoi and other indigenous African people, and Asians. Today their descendants are found throughout...
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 429: The Mismeasure of Man

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the work of Louis Agassiz and Samuel Morton, who tried to quantify humans into racial stereotypes. This article is a transcript of a radio broadcast.
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Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: Two Kinda Truth' by Farukh Dhondy

For Teachers 5th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site provides comprehension and theme-related activities to accompany Farukh Dhondy's short piece "Two Kinda Truth." False stereotypes and evidence of racism will be discussed in the lesson plan.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Martin Luther King Jr.

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Student understands the struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil liberties using Martin Luther King's speeches, History of holiday, biography and many other activities.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: William Julius Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical details on William Julius Wilson, an American sociologist whose views on race and urban poverty helped shape U.S. public policy and academic discourse.