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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.
Punishment and Abuse
Read recollections from former students about the frequent use of corporal punishment in Indian Residential Schools.
Châtiment et sévices
Lisez les souvenirs d’anciens élèves sur l’utilisation fréquente des châtiments corporels dans les pensionnats autochtones.
Schedule and Discipline
Learn about the methodical schedules and system of discipline and surveillance imposed on students of Indian Residential Schools.
There Was a Purpose in My Being There
Learn about the voter registration drives in the South during the civil rights movement through a volunteer’s first hand account.
Attitudes toward Life and Death
Learn about the pamphlet published by Karl Binding and Alfred Hoche that sparked a national debate about race and eugenics in Germany in the 1920s.
A Time of Crisis: The Sanitation Strike
Learn about the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike and Martin Luther King Jr.'s role in the strike and negotiations.
Hope Frye's Testimony on Child Migrant Detention
Immigration lawyer Hope Frye describes the conditions at child migrant detention centers in her congressional hearing testimony.
Ils ont volé nos terres
Lisez cette déclaration faite en 1910 par les chefs des nations Shuswap, Okanagan, et Couteau qui met en lumière la façon dont les Peuples Autochtones percevaient les Européens pendant cette période.
Feathers of Hope
Read excerpts from a plan created by Indigenous youth activists to address the legacy of colonialism and residential schools in their communities.
Feathers of Hope (Les plumes de l’espoir)
Lisez des extraits d’un plan créé par de jeunes militants autochtones pour aborder le triste héritage du colonialisme et des pensionnats autochtones dans leurs communautés.
The Nanjing Safety Zone
Read about the rescue efforts of a group of Westerners who created a safe place for Chinese refugees during the Nanjing atrocities.