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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.
Segregation and Precipitating Events
This excerpt from an FBI investigation of the murder of Emmett Till describes some of the Southern norms that were created to enforce white supremacy.
Mississippi Miscegenation Laws
This document lists in chronological order the evolution of Mississippi miscegenation laws between 1865 and 1942.
The Brown Decision
This document gives students the immediate historical context of the Till murder by summarizing the segregationist reaction to the Brown decision and the emergence of White Citizens’ Councils in Mississippi.
Quotes from the Mississippi Constitutional Convention 1890
This source includes quotes from delegates at the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention asserting the desire to create a government to uphold white supremacy.
African American and White Voter Registration in Louisiana (1878 -2010)
This graph shows the strategies that white Southern legislators used to disenfranchise African Americans during the Jim Crow era.
The First Nazi Uprising
Read about the role of Hitler’s trial and imprisonment after the Beer Hall Putsch in bringing him to German national attention.
War Fever in Vienna
Explore this firsthand description of Austria's atmosphere of excitement and fraternity at the outbreak of World War I.
Western Front at the Cinema
Consider how British leaders used the war film Battle of the Somme to sway the public's opinion about World War I.
Antisemitism and Jewish Identity
Consider Ernst Toller, Sigmund Freud, and Arnold Schoenberg’s reactions to the growing antisemitism in Germany in the 1920s.
Student Activities: Creating Healthy News Habits
These student-facing slides help students develop healthy habits for protecting their mental health while staying informed and taking action.
Est-ce que les excuses sont suffisantes?
Réfléchissez sur ce que deux leaders autochtones disent sur les manquements qu’ils ont constatés en ce qui concerne la réconciliation et la justice dans les excuses publiques faites par le premier ministre Stephen Harper.