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Celebrating Black History Month: Ida B. Wells

Bring Ida B. Wells' fearless fight for justice to your classroom with powerful, ready-to-use resources and strategies.

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Becoming Equal Under the Law

Explore the changes in U.S. laws to be more inclusive and closer to the ideal in the Declaration of Independence... all people are created equal.

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The Civil War

The Dred Scott Supreme Court case influenced the course of the Civil War.

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Living Up to Our Declaration of Independence

How the Declaration’s promise of equality was expanded over time by individuals who used its words to demand greater freedom and rights.

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Brown v. Board of Education Case

Supreme Court case challenging segregation in U.S. schools.

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Dred Scott Case

Dred Scott sued for his freedom. His case reached the Supreme Court and became a tipping point leading toward the Civil War.

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One Drop Rule

The societal rule that even one drop of Black blood meant you were Black—reinforcing segregation and division.

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Plessy v. Ferguson Case

Where did “separate but equal” come from? Homer Plessy challenged separate railroad cars before the Supreme Court.

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Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall grew up under segregation and spent his life fighting it—using the law to advance equal treatment for all.

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The Economics Of… Integration

Roland Fryer examines how social patterns persist in integrated schools and what actually shapes student success.

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The Economics Of… Media Bias

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How the rising costs of speaking plainly are reshaping intellectual debate on college campuses and beyond.

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The Economics Of… NFL Running Backs

Fryer swaps journals for playbooks to show how incentives reshape America’s favorite sport.

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The U.S. Constitution & Black History

How U.S. laws—starting with the Constitution—have impacted the history of Black Americans.

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