On December 11, 2019, President Trump signed an Executive Order on anti-Semitism. The order is designed to give the federal government more tools to protect Jews from anti-Semitism by addressing a gap in the interpretation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a key federal statute prohibiting discrimination in programs receiving federal financial assistance. The order addresses that gap by explicitly adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of…
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By Nikole Hannah-Jones
Ages:7-10
By Ibi Zoboi
Ages:5-10
Key Points
Antifa is a decentralized, leaderless movement composed of loose collections of groups, networks and individuals.
Persistent disinformation campaigns about antifa distort public perception of the movement.
Antifa’s professed purpose is to vigorously oppose fascism. While some extreme actors who claim to be affiliated with antifa do engage in violence or vandalism at rallies and events, this is not the norm.
Because there is no unifying body for…
By Carole Boston Weatherford
Ages:8-12
By Keila V. Dawson
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By Suzanne Slade
Ages:6-10
By Jerry Craft
Ages:8-12
By Parker Curry
Ages:4-8
By Rosa Parks
Ages:6-10
By Vera B. Williams
Ages:4-8
By David Adler
Ages:6-10
By David A. Adler
Ages:6-10
By Alex Gino
Ages:8-12
By Nikki Grimes
Ages:5-10
By Tami Charles
Ages:4-8
By Katheryn Russell-Brown
Ages:6-10
By Wade Hudson
Ages:10 and up
Introduction
The right to freedom of religion is so central to American democracy that it was enshrined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The Founding Fathers wrote the First Amendment in response to two centuries of state-sponsored religious conflict and oppression in America, and with a keen understanding of the religious persecution in European nations resulting from official state religions and religious wars.
Recognizing the unique and intimate nature…
By Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Ages:5-10