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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Witness to a Massacre
Barbara Turkeltaub, a Jewish girl who was hidden by Catholic nuns during the war, describes witnessing a Nazi massacre.
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Sonia Weitz
Sonia Schreiber Weitz, a Holocaust survivor, is an author who wrote a poetic memoir about her experiences during the Holocaust.
![portrait of Holocaust survivor Sonia Weitz](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Box4_071.jpg?h=7c23ac5b&itok=b--n8_01)
Women Rise Up Against Apartheid and Change the Movement
Activist Frances Baard details the struggle of Black South African women under apartheid and their active participation in anti-apartheid demonstrations, including the multiracial 1956 Women’s March on Pretoria.
![Frances Baard (1909–1997) worked as a domestic servant and then a teacher before turning to activism as a result of her experience of oppression and exploitation in South Africa.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_1960_FrancesBaard_FH281818.jpg?h=04d92ac6&itok=Lpncs4vZ)
Rena Ferber Finder 1929 - 2023
Rena Finder, a Schindler's list survivor, was committed to sharing her story in the hope of keeping the lessons of the Holocaust alive.
![Rena Finder Speaks with Attendee](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2019_Facing_History_Gala130.jpg?h=69649e47&itok=90qOfzgn)
Mandela's Strategic Decision
Examine Nelson Mandela’s emotional rejection of a 1985 offer by the South African government to free him if he renounced violence and abstained from politics.
!["A young Nelson Mandela poses for a photograph in Umtata shortly before moving to Fort Beaufort to attend Healdtown Comprehensive School. "](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Nelson_Mandela_Medium_res.jpg?h=623540e1&itok=0V950_BY)
Ava Kadishson Schieber
Ava Kadishson Schieber was a Holocaust survivor, an artist, poet, and philosopher.
![Holocaust survivor Ava Kadishson Schieber.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Ava_and_Yitzek-two_photos.jpeg?h=2b0ff96a&itok=5QBQkupS)
Rita Lurie
Rena Laurie, a Holocaust survivor, has shared her journey of courage and healing in a multi-genreational memoir co-written with her daughter.
![Image of Rita and Mikaela](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Mikaela%2C_Rita_5125296918_o.jpg?h=e7c891e8&itok=4z7YUEsv)
Speaker Visit Checklist
This checklist provides guidance for thoughtfully hosting a witness-to-history guest speaker in your classroom.
The Nanjing Atrocities Timeline
A timeline of selected dates and events that align with the content explored in our resources on the Nanjing atrocities.
![Map of the Japanese Empire from 1870 to 1942.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2014_JapaneseEmpireBuilding%281870-1942%29_FH135144.jpg?h=839b72c3&itok=fNfM1gRh)
Posters from the Freedom Struggle in the 1980s
Look at a selection of anti-apartheid posters that show the diverse range of messages and issues covered within the movement.
![The Durban strikes of 1973, and the subsequent formation of new trade unions, were instrumental in causing the first seams of apartheid to break apart.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_1973_DurbanStrikes_FH282023.jpg?h=ae1281eb&itok=_wD8vdVT)
Timeline of Events in China
This is a timeline of selected dates and events that align with the content explored in Facing History & Ourselves’ The Nanjing Atrocities: Crimes of War.
![The Nanjing Atrocities: Crimes of War](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2022_NanjingHeaderImage%28cropped%29_FH2176175.jpg?h=24b0ebb3&itok=JcgyRENb)