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Dream Speech
Lesson Plan January 17 2023

Lesson plan: The March on Washington and its impact

Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech and explore themes such as the social conditions in the U.S. that led to the Civil Rights Movement
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Daily News Lesson August 30 2022

A look at Serena Williams' legacy as she nears retirement
Discuss the on- and off-court legacy of the most accomplished tennis player in history
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Daily News Lesson June 23 2022

How Vincent Chin’s murder 40 years ago sparked a national movement for Asian American civil rights

Learn more about Asian American civil rights in light of the 40-year anniversary of Vincent Chin's death
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Daily News Lesson May 20 2022

Buffalo shooting: How we can respond to white nationalist violence
Discuss the issue of white nationalism in the U.S. and what can be done about it
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Educator Voices May 18 2022

Today my daughter was called n—. Here's my advice to parents.

Hear from one educator and mother on what steps helped her address a racist incident that her daughter experienced in school
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Daily News Lesson March 08 2022

Class activity: Discuss how Ukraine's refugees of color are experiencing racism as they flee Ukraine
Why have Alexander Somto Orah pictured here and other African, Middle Eastern and Indian refugees from Ukraine faced such discrimination at the border?
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Daily News Lesson January 31 2022

Activity: Discuss why school districts are banning books about the Holocaust and racism
Maus and Dear Martin (referring to Martin Luther King Jr.) are recent books to be banned by school districts
FILE PHOTO: Actor Sidney Poitier arrives at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscars Party in West Hollywood
Daily News Lesson January 09 2022

Lesson plan: Remembering Sidney Poitier
Learn about the legendary actor and director using this hyperdoc (short or long options available)
Trump supporters breach the US Capitol
Lesson Plan January 05 2022

Lesson plan: Connecting Post-Civil War mob violence and the Capitol Hill Riot

Explore historical parallels between the aftermath of the Capitol Hill Riot and the Reconstruction period following the Civil War
Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. wait to be processed on the Mexico-U.S. border
Daily News Lesson December 03 2021

Biden to re-implement Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy
Lesson includes news summary for Friday, Dec. 3, video and discussion questions
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