Friend,
We're living in a moment when teaching honestly about U.S.
history has become politicized. Make no mistake about it: We are doing
students - and ourselves - a disservice when we choose to
lie to them in school rather than educate with accuracy.
The new spring issue of the SPLC's Learning for Justice magazine
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explores various perspectives on teaching honest history: what
happens when we don't, how educators are overcoming attempts to
stop it, views from communities who are often left out of these
conversations - namely rural and Indigenous - and why it
matters.
In "A Student's Take on Sugar-coated History,"
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a Black teen from Alabama shares her experience of filling in the
gaps in her education at home. Read her advice to teachers.
Activist and scholar Debbie Reese, Ph.D., addresses the surge in book
bans across the U.S. and what that type of censorship means for
Indigenous students and others in this Q&A
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with Learning for Justice.
"Rural Schools and Hard History"
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examines how the rich history and diversity of rural communities have
largely been erased. Read why appreciating both charts a promising
path forward.
"From Slavery to School Discipline"
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outlines the nation's racist "pathology of
punishment and control" originating from the
"peculiar institution" of slavery and continuing today in
school discipline practices.
"Teaching the Past to Improve the Future"
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highlights educators committed to teaching honest history in
their classrooms despite a range of opposition.
"Teaching Local History in Tulsa"
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reports on how Tulsa educators are uplifting the long-buried history
of the Tulsa Massacre in local schools.
"Going Beyond the Textbook"
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spotlights teachers who are going beyond textbooks to change history
education from the ground up.
"Partnering With Museums to Teach Honest History"
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outlines how educators can partner with museums, such as the
SPLC's Civil Rights Memorial Center, for support with teaching
honest history.
In the words of LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn
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, the new issue is "a reminder of our collective
responsibility to counter untruths, uplift suppressed narratives and
engage available educational resources to meet resistance with
righteous resiliency in service of all our nation's
children."
Read the full Spring 2022 issue of Learning for Justice magazine here
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. Be sure to subscribe to the award-winning magazine
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so you never miss an issue.
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Sincerely,
Your friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center
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