Resource Library
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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.
The Last Chance for Justice
Learn about the trials of former Nazi perpetrators taking place in the 21st century and consider the motivation behind them and the challenges they pose.
Women in the Weimar Republic
Learn what defined the “new woman” in Weimar Germany and read about society's resistance to women’s changing roles in politics and the workforce.
Civic Agency and the Pursuit of Democracy
This elective, designed for New York’s Seal of Civic Readiness, intertwines the history of US Reconstruction, current events, and civic participation.
Facing History & Ourselves Civic Knowledge Research Project
This guide provides prompts and strategies for the written Research Project component of New York State’s Seal of Civic Readiness.
In Search of Meaning
Consider why paramilitary groups such as the Freikorps formed in the aftermath of World War I in Germany.
African American Parents Decry School Conditions
Ruth Batson describes the complaints about Boston’s public schools that African American parents voiced in the early 1960s.
African American Parents Decry School Conditions (en español)
Ruth Batson describes the complaints about Boston’s public schools that African American parents voiced in the early 1960s. This resource is in Spanish.
Report on the Exclusion of Latinx Children from Schools
This excerpt from a report published in 1970 examines the exclusion of children in the Boston Public School system.
Report on the Exclusion of Latinx Children from Schools (en español)
This excerpt from a report published in 1970 examines the exclusion of children in the Boston Public School system. This resource is in Spanish.
Roxbury Parents Write to Mayor Collins
An excerpt of a letter to Mayor John Collins from parents of the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston concerned about the conditions in their school district.
Roxbury Parents Write to Mayor Collins (en español)
An excerpt of a letter to Mayor John Collins from parents of the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston concerned about the conditions in their school district. This resource is in Spanish.