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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.
Speech by President Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address
This is the full text of President Lincoln's second inaugural address, which took place March 4, 1865.
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Introduction to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Examine the historical context leading up to the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and understand how Eleanor Roosevelt became involved in the process.
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Learning to Be a Good German
Consider how Nazi ideology influenced the morality of a girl growing up in Nazi Germany.
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Testimony of Resistance at Auschwitz
Holocaust survivor Helen K. recalls an act of courageous resistance by inmates at Auschwitz.
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The Arpilleras of Chile (with Marjorie Agosin)
Marjorie Agosin discusses women’s artistic response to Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile.
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The Bielski Brothers: An Introduction
The Bielski brothers led a group of partisans responsible for saving more than 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust.
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The Confessing Church: Early German Protestant Responses to National Socialism - Victoria Barnett
Dr. Victoria Barnett speaks about German Protestant churches during the rise of the Nazis.
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The Courage to Care
This film profiles both Jews who were rescued during the Holocaust and individuals who rescued Jews in France, Holland, and Poland, and raises questions about the moral and ethical dilemmas that rescuers confronted.
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The Definition of a Refugee
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power explains what makes a person a refugee.
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The Global Refugee Crisis
Sasha Chanoff, Co-Founder and Executive Director of RefugePoint, discusses the refugee crisis facing the world in 2016.
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The Importance of Humanizing Refugees
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power explains how she works to make difficult problems seem easier to solve.
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