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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.
Introduction to the Levers of Power Graphic Organizer (en español)
This handout prompts students to analyze how the groups and individuals in the sources they examind used democratic tools to fight for freedoms. This resource is in Spanish.
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Eli Saslow on Antisemitism and White Nationalism
"Rising Out of Hatred" author, Eli Saslow, talks about the rise of antisemitism and white nationalism in the United States.
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Ethnic Notions
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This documentary traces the evolution of anti-black racism by examining popular culture.
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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.
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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.
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How We Respond to Images
Journalists, media professionals, and a high school student discuss the different ways that people respond to the news, including a particular photo taken during a Ferguson protest.
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Hoxie: The First Stand
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This film tells the story of the school integration battle in Hoxie, Arkansas.
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I Had Come Face to Face with Evil: Leon Bass Talks about his Experiences of Racism
Leon Bass describes his encounters with racism when he joined for the U.S. Army in 1943.
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Forgetting Isn't Healing
Jouranlist Sonari Glinton connects Elie Wiesel’s teachings on bearing witness to his own experiences as a Black man in the United States.
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Freedom on My Mind
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This video tells the story of the Mississippi Voter Registration Project in the 1960s.
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Analyzing Monuments to Japanese American Incarceration
This handout contains prompts that students can use to analyze a monument to Japanese American incarceration.
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