In memory of Rosa Parks, Teaching Tolerance offers new lessons from other women who fought for freedom long before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus.

Early grades: Create a classroom play about Georgia native Susie King Taylor, a teacher who traveled with the Union troops during the Civil War.

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Middle grades: The story of Ida B. Wells, a teacher and journalist, uses the example of an everyday act of resistance to prompt student reflections on conformity and activism.

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Upper grades: Frances Watkins Harper challenged power structures in the South by talking to free former slaves about voting, land ownership and education. Her story frames a discussion of racism, discrimination and gender roles.

VOTING RIGHTS AND DISABILITIES

These lessons help students understand and analyze the critical relationship between voting, civil rights legislation and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Early grades: In "Assessing Access," students will tour the school playground to consider questions of access in public space.

Middle grades: "Activism and Legislation" calls on students to compare personal narratives about the Civil Rights and the Disability Rights movements.

Upper Grades: "Who's Voting Now?" calls on students to compare the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), analyzing the struggles, obstacles and developments of two major political movements.

'ONE WORLD' POSTERS (all grades)

The new One World Poster Set includes 10 full-color posters and an accompanying teacher's guide to help students understand their responsibilities in our increasingly interdependent world.

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Preview a lesson plan from the One World Poster Set

'ONE SURVIVOR REMEMBERS' (grades 8-12)

The One Survivor Remembers kit includes an Academy Award-winning documentary film that tells the empowering story of Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein. This kit includes a collection of primary documents that serves as a mini-Holocaust museum for your classroom.

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Preview a lesson plan from One Survivor Remembers

Read an interview with Gerda Weissmann Klein

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