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Educational Resources

Below you will find a number of resources that can help enhance our understanding and help us to engage in the much-needed conversations to build more just, equitable and authentic relationships across difference

Addressing Charlottesville in the Classroom

“Teachers Share Resources for Addressing Charlottesville Hate Rally in the Classroom.” Madeline Will, Education Week
“Resources for Educators to Use in the Wake of Charlottesville.” Anya Kamenetz. NPR.
Confederate Monuments
“Pedagogies of Resistance Reading List.” City Lights Bookstore.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum Education Resources.
“Educating for a Diverse Democracy.” Teaching Tolerance.
Facing History and Ourselves

Talking about Race, Racism and Other Forms of Oppression

Extension-Based Resources for Promoting Civility and Civil Discourse
Anti-Bias Resources (Anti-Defamation League)
Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current Events
Using Discussion Methods to Inspire Diversity: Harnessing Social & Cultural Capital (Journal of Extension)
Popcorn and a Movie—Opening Diversity Conversations Across the State(JOE)
Our Role in and Responsibility Toward Social Justice (JOE)
“10 Ways to Fight Hate.” The Southern Poverty Law Center. Updated post-Charlottesville.

Video Resources

The Shadow of Hate (VHS, Teacher’s Guide and Text available through Mann Library)
RACE: The Power of an Illusion (Discussion Guide available here. Accompanying online resources here. Streaming video available through Mann Library)
White People (Discussion Guide available here)