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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.
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Part Two - Between Two Worlds
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The second of a 3-part series explores the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Combating Confirmation Bias
Reporters and media professionals give suggestions for how to avoid our own biases when we consume news.
Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life Viewing Guide
This guide provides a framework for using the documentary film Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life as a tool for teaching about antisemitism.
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.
Freedom on My Mind
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This video tells the story of the Mississippi Voter Registration Project in the 1960s.
Goin' to Chicago
Participants of 'The Great Migration' discuss their lives and their reasons for migrating.
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.
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.
February One
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This video tells about the men who started the lunch counter sit-ins in Greensboro, NC.
Defining Confirmation Bias
Reporters and media professionals define the term “confirmation bias,” and discuss its effect on how people approach and evaluate news and other information.