Resources for Teaching Tolerance

You may want to check these sites out before you visit them with your kids. In an effort to educate people about the problem of intolerance, these websites discuss the views of various hate groups.

These sites represent some of the larger national organizations dedicated to fighting hatred and intolerance. Most of them also have links to help you find groups that are working at your own state or local level.

Southern Poverty Law Center
"A non-profit organization that combats hate, intolerance, and discrimination through education and litigation."

Anti-Defamation League
ADL's mission is "To stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all people alike."

Simon Wiesenthal Center
The Wiesenthal Center fights bigotry and anti semitism around the world. They also house the Museum of Tolerance.

American Civil Liberties Union
"The mission of the ACLU is to assure that the Bill of Rights -- amendments to the Constitution that guard against unwarranted governmental control -- are preserved for each new generation."

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