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Textbooks and state standards fail to provide comprehensive coverage of American slavery, the modern civil rights movement and other histories... friend, We already know that textbooks and state standards fail to provide comprehensive coverage of American slavery, the modern civil rights movement and other histories involving oppression and resistance. Without accurate context for history, young people are increasingly vulnerable to white nationalist rhetoric and recruiting tactics. A growing tide of anti-student inclusion groups are backing legislation that bans books about people of color and the LGBTQ+ community, attacks the inclusion of honest history in school curriculums and targets members of the LGBTQ+ community. These laws censor narratives that may contradict white supremacy and erode diverse students’ right to a fair education. In Georgia, a teacher has already been fired for reading a best-selling children’s book about self-acceptance and diversity to her fifth-grade students. Public schools are on the brink of a censorship crisis. However, dedicated teachers in the Deep South and beyond are resisting. The SPLC’s Learning for Justice project provides learning materials including lesson plans, guides, films, webinars and more to educators and parents, all free of charge. As a Friend of the Center, your pledge will empower us to keep protecting diverse classrooms as students head back to school later this month. , please make a monthly pledge today. No matter how large or small your monthly gift is, you make it possible for us to keep honest history in schools and continue fighting laws that ban the teaching of Black history and silence LGBTQ+ young people. Sincerely, Your friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center P.S. Don’t miss your chance — There are just two days left to claim your special membership pin with a monthly gift of $25 or more!
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