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"Notes on the State of Virginia"

The wide reputation and high value that have been accorded to the Notes on Virginia for over one hundred years make any attempt to praise it at this day little less than a work of supererogation. Its frequent republication is alone testimony sufficient to prove its unusual merit. Aside from its intrinsic value, it is of interest, as Thomas Jefferson’s most serious piece of book-making, and the one on which the larger part of his philosophical reputation was based during his lifetime.
Historical Foundations of Race
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The Color Line

Teaching Activity. By Bill Bigelow. A lesson on the countless colonial laws enacted to create division and inequality based on race. This helps students understand the origins of racism in the United States and who benefits.
Historical Foundations of Race
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"Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America"

The National Book Award-winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society. Some Americans insist that we're living in a post-racial society. But racist thought is not just alive and well in America--it is more sophisticated and more insidious than ever. And as award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi argues, racist ideas have a long and lingering history, one in which nearly every great American thinker is complicit.
Historical Foundations of Race
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Jamestown - Bacon's Rebellion

Kim discusses how the system of indentured servitude in colonial Virginia transformed into a system of African slavery after Nathaniel Bacon's rebellion against the House of Burgesses.
Historical Foundations of Race
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"How Did Famous Philosophers Promote Racism in America?"

A new book examines the ideologies of Adam Smith, Thomas Hobbes, and John Locke and how they perpetuated racist ideas and inequalities. Joel Edward Goza, author of America’s Unholy Ghosts: The Racist Roots of Our Faith and Politics, in conversation with Houston Public Radio.
Historical Foundations of Race
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"Matrix of Oppression"

Personal/Social Identity Development: Who am I? Who are my people? Christopher E Hughbanks AHE 199 Lecture Residence Education University Housing and Dining. From Christopher E. Hughbanks.
Social Identities and Systems of Oppression
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"This is Your Brain on Gratitude"

When it comes to happiness, gratitude just works. Over the past decade, numerous studies have researched the effects of gratitude in both adults and youth. Those who practiced gratitude were in better moods, more optimistic, and more satisfied with their lives overall, showed fewer symptoms of illness and even exercised more. They also earned more money. By Scott Crabtree.
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Social Identity Wheel: Overview and Framing Material

The Social Identity Wheel worksheet is an activity that encourages students to identify and reflect on the various ways they identify socially, how those identities become visible or more keenly felt at different times, and how those identities impact the ways others perceive or treat them.
Social Identities and Systems of Oppression
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"Mindfulness in the Classroom"

Mindfulness-based practices have been promoted as a promising way to reduce stress and anxiety in students and improve their academic and behavioral outcomes. From Akira S. Guitierrez & Sara B. Krachman, Ethan Scherer & Martin R. West, and John D.E. Gabrieli.
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"11 Tips for Mindful Parenting"

As parents we are all running the same race: Get ready for work, drop the kids off at school, work hard all day in order to get back early for hockey or piano practice, make dinner, make sure the homework gets done and then crash on the couch once the kids are in bed.
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