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Heil Hitler: Confessions of a Hitler Youth
Alfons Heck recalls how he became a high-ranking member of the Hitler Youth. He talks about the importance of peer pressure and propaganda to Hitler's ability to recruit eight million German children to participate in the "war effort."
Hey, Boo: Considering the Character of Scout
Novelists, as well as the actress Mary Badham, who played To Kill a Mockingbird's narrator, Scout, reflect on this character and the ways in which she addresses issues of gender, race relations, and growing up in the South.
Ethnic Notions
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This documentary traces the evolution of anti-black racism by examining popular culture.
Why I Love a Country That Once Betrayed Me
In his TED talk, actor and activist George Takei looks back at how his life in a Japanese incarceration camp shaped his surprising, personal definition of patriotism and democracy.
February One
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This video tells about the men who started the lunch counter sit-ins in Greensboro, NC.
How One Journalist Risked Her Life To Hold Murderers Accountable
In this TED-Ed Animation, educator Christina Greer details the life of Ida B. Wells and her tireless struggle for justice.
The Power of August
This CBSN special explores how the murders of Emmett Till and George Floyd sparked two movements, 65 years apart.
Preparing to Teach About Red Summer in Chicago
Poet and sociologist Eve L. Ewing provides educators with some key considerations for learning and teaching about the racial violence of 1919.
How WWI Changed America: African Americans in WWI
This short documentary explores African Americans' wartime participation and service during World War I and the experiences of Black Americans after the war.
Colonialism and the Jews of North Africa
In this video, Professor Sarah Abrevaya Stein and Professor Aomar Boum establish the important historical context of Colonialism for understanding wartime North Africa.
Custom and Conscience: Margot Stern Strom reflects on growing up in Memphis, TN in the 1950s
Margot Stern Strom, the founder and President Emerita of Facing History & Ourselves, describes growing up in Jim Crow-era Memphis.