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Archbishop Tutu and the Chasm
Standing at the edge of a cliff labeled ‘Truth,’ Archbishop Desmond Tutu clutches a blank map. Behind him stand a perpetrator, a victim, and members of the media. A deep chasm separates them from the cliff labeled ‘Reconciliation.’
![Cartoon showing Arhcbishop Desmon Tutu standing at edge of cliff labeled "Truth".](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Archbishop_Tutu_and_the_Chasm_Medium_res.jpg?h=e4f638fd&itok=BEvm1IH4)
Spoken Word Mind Map
Help students generate ideas as they prepare to write their own spoken word poem.
![Student work together in class.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Classroom_Discussion_Los_Angeles_SJLA_2018_FH287382.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=--xgunus)
Exploring the Purpose of Poetry
This handout supports students to complete a close reading of a section of Amanda Gorman's TED Talk.
![Female students engage in classroom discussion.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-10/Chicago_Classroom_2019_FH2101399.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=bEMoBUXd)
Exploring the Purpose of Poetry (en español)
This handout supports students to complete a close reading of a section of Amanda Gorman's TED Talk in Spanish.
![Female students engage in classroom discussion.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-10/Chicago_Classroom_2019_FH2101399.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=bEMoBUXd)
Using Your Voice Is a Political Choice
Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in US history, explains in this TED Talk why poetry is inherently political and stresses the value of speaking out despite your fears.
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Bacon's Rebellion
This 1905 painting by Howard Pyle depicts the burning of Jamestown in 1676 by black and white rebels led by Nathaniel Bacon.
![Painting of people in colonial dress march as Jamestown burns in the background.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/1676_BaconsRebellion_FH229397.jpg?h=88e54252&itok=3JWoSeNI)
Bantustans in South Africa
With the passing of the Bantu Authorities Act in 1951, the apartheid set in motion the creation of ten bantustans in South Africa, illustrated in this map.
![Map of South Africa showing the borders of Bantustans, native territories set aside for Black South Africans.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Bantustans_in_South_Africa_Medium_res.jpg?h=99417986&itok=p9-tMWJB)
Boer Family, 1886
The Boers, semi-nomadic farmers of Dutch descent, often lived in impoverished conditions due to social isolation and their views on racial superiority.
![A family of four adults and seven children sitting and standing in front of the doorway of a building.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Boer_Family_1886.jpg?h=412eaa8a&itok=bPgdJKnv)
Names and Identity
What does your name say about you? Use this essay by Chinese American teenager Jennifer Wang to explore the relationship between name and identity.
![Photograph by James Luna.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/HHB_Chapter_2_Medium_res.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=OtysDNT5)
Caroline Hunter Boycott Polaroid
Caroline Hunter, co-founder of the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement, wears a “No Bullshit, Boycott Polaroid” campaign button, advocating against Polaroid’s contract with the Apartheid government in South Africa.
![Caroline Hunter wears a “No Bullshit, Boycott Polaroid” campaign button.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/2018_CarolineHunterBoycottPolaroid_FH282021.jpg?h=7784dd4d&itok=AQ66r1aS)