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On This Day: Maine Newspapers React to Kristallnacht, Violent Nazi Anti-Jewish Campaign
asian dating moms in san jose ca Kristallnacht was not hidden. In the days that followed the November 9th violence against the Jews of Germany, newspapers around the world reported on and responded to what had happened.…
Racism is Not a Partisan Issue
austin dating for men Posted by Charles Thomas Lai FitzGibbon on October 30, 2020 on Facing History and Ourselves During this election season, educators are navigating conversations with their students about politics, race, and racism in…
Teaching the 2020 Election: What Will You Do on Wednesday?
As Election Day approaches, educators should prepare to support students no matter the result.
The Black Lives Matter Movement Goes Beyond Black and White
BY SARAH SAID, published October 15, 2020 on Teaching Tolerance I am not Black; I am a Middle Eastern Muslim woman who wears hijab. Although Middle Eastern Muslims face bias…
How the Nazis persecuted LGBTQ people
Homosexual prisoners wore a pink triangle on their uniforms. If a prisoner was both homosexual and Jewish, a pink inverted triangle would be superimposed over a regular yellow one. This system allowed camp guards and other prisoners to instantly identify where an inmate came from and what type of prisoner he was.
What Anti-racism Really Means for Educators
As anti-racism becomes a popular goal for schools across the nation, this TT advisory board member considers what it really means to be an anti-racist educator.
HHRC Artifact: Unknown Man, Homosexual
23375: Unknown Man, Homosexual. Between 5,000 and 15,000 homosexuals were sent to concentration camps during the Holocaust, and thousands were murdered. From the Dennis Ring Collection donated to the HHRC
This Conversation Is Anti-Racist
Young people have the vision to imagine—and create—a world without racism. Adults just need to get on board.
The Weaponization of Whiteness in Schools
White supremacist or anti-Black attitudes don’t belong to only one ideology, one political party or one particular geographical location. These attitudes exist across different regions, socio-economic classes, income levels, education groups and political affiliations. Since both anti-Blackness and white supremacy are baked into our country’s foundation, they often play out in our daily lives.
READ: Teenage Ruth Bader Ginsburg Essay on the Holocaust
Ruth Bader Ginsberg z”l was tireless and relentless in her pursuit of social justice. She was articulate, determined, intelligent, steadfast and humble. If she had her moments of doubt or fear as she fought her battles – our battles – we did not see them.