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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.
Refugees Aboard the St. Louis
Passengers aboard the St. Louis, seeking refuge from Nazi-occupied Europe, wait to find out if they will be allowed entry into Cuba in June 1939.
![Passengers aboard the St. Louis, seeking refugee from Nazi-occupied Europe, wait to find out if they will be allowed entry into Cuba in June 1939.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1939_RefugeesAboardTheStLouis_%20FH229460.jpg?h=8911ddd7&itok=s3x-8iE8)
Selected for Slave Labor
These men were determined fit to perform hard labor. Their heads were shaved and their clothes replaced with prison uniforms.
![Men in prison uniform and shaved heads stand in line.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Confiscation%20of%20Prisoners%E2%80%99%20Belongings.jpg?h=8e8edc7c&itok=F4zP7Q1K)
Signing of the South African Constitution
The signing of the Republic of South Africa's Constitution in May 1996 ushered in a new era of democracy two years after the country’s historic first election and the installation of President Nelson Mandela.
![The signing of the Republic of South Africa's Constitution in May 1996.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/1996_SigningoftheSouthAfricanConstitution_FH281937.jpg?h=c4482f5d&itok=pkPRL5nQ)
Portrait of George Washington on the Dollar Bill (en español)
This is an image of the 1-dollar bill. This resource is in Spanish.
![Portrait of George Washington on the Dollar Bill](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/6%20%281%29.jpeg?h=50dc83c2&itok=RsuVNKU1)
10 Questions Framework Poster
Introduce students to the 10 Questions for Young Changemakers developed by Professor Danielle Allen from Harvard University and YPP Network.
![10 Questions Poster](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-10/The_10_Questions_Poster_01024_1.jpg?h=fa12e38a&itok=VvPLGPy0)
For Freedoms: Four Freedoms by Hank Willis Thomas and Emily Shur (en español)
This series of photographs are modern update to Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms created by the artists Hank Willis Thomas and Emily Shur.
![people standing in audience](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-06/SPEECH_C_015.jpg?h=58c29b6d&itok=6R_VTo5h)
Flower or Weed?
To develop schema for the poem "Identity," students reflect on the pros and cons of being a flower or a weed.
![A bush of blooming red roses.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/bloomingredroses_FH2174430.jpg?h=790be497&itok=Bi-7cuYn)
Flower or Weed? (en español)
To develop schema for the poem "Identity," students reflect on the pros and cons of being a flower or a weed. This resource is in Spanish.
![A bush of blooming red roses.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/bloomingredroses_FH2174430.jpg?h=790be497&itok=Bi-7cuYn)
German National Team Showing Support for LGBTQIA+ Rights
Photo of German team at the World Cup covering their mouths in protest of FIFA’s decision to ban the “OneLove” armband.
![German National Team Showing Support for LGBTQ Rights at World Cup.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-12/AP22327517063172.jpg?h=d45f7eee&itok=WeeHs7HK)
Iranian National Team Showing Support for the Protest Movement in Iran
Photo of Iranian team at the World Cup refraining from singing the Iranian national anthem to express support for the protest movement.
![Iranian National Team Showing Support for the Protest Movement in Iran at World Cup.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-12/AP22326541141316.jpg?h=bad62d8d&itok=Ig-U3B3_)