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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.
Why Is the Coronavirus Disproportionately Impacting Black Americans?
Help students explore the underlying causes of racial inequity in coronavirus outcomes with the activities in this mini-lesson.
![Image for Racial Disparities during COVID.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/RacialDisparitiesCoronavirus_RTS38DBL_fullres_Medium_res.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=5r5T8IDN)
Voting Rights in the United States
In this mini-lesson, students learn about the history of voting rights in the United States and consider how current voting laws in different states impact voters today.
![General Election 2016, Voters in NY](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Midterm_Elections_high-res_AP_17307716664453_.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=_2pZdXA_)
Bearing Witness to Japanese American Incarceration
Use these activities and resources on Japanese American incarceration during World War II to introduce students to this history while exploring questions about American identity, racism, and citizenship.
![Families of Japanese ancestry awaiting the arrival of a train that will take them to Merced detention center, during the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Japanese_American_Incarceration_ddr-densho-151-288-mezzanine.jpg?h=5ba8ed9f&itok=bgVSZHbe)
Black Women’s Activism and the Long History Behind #MeToo
Use this mini-lesson to help your students draw connections between the long history of Black women’s activism against sexual violence and gender discrimination with the #MeToo movement today.
![Protestors at a #MeToo Women's March In Hollywood holding a banner](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/AP_382225200700.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=ObBEO7ud)
Indigenous Rights and Controversy over Hawaii’s Maunakea Telescope
Provide students with historical context for understanding the protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope on Maunakea and help them explore the reasons why many Native Hawaiians oppose its construction.
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Acts of Hate in Schools
Students learn about the overall rise in acts of hate in schools and examine a story that illustrates how acts of antisemitism, racism, and other forms of hate can overlap.
![A young man holds a dark can of spray paint close to a blue wall to sketch his graffiti](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/ActsofHateSchools_iStock-464736054_full-res.jpg?h=bfa41935&itok=c-HOmvE3)
Can Dress Codes Exclude People?
Explore how dress codes can unfairly target the appearance of certain groups of people and help students consider what fair school dress codes look like.
Confronting History, Transforming Monuments
This mini-lesson uses the story of the Robert E. Lee monument to help students consider the power of symbols and explore the summer's protests through the lens of voice, agency, and solidarity.
The Hope and Fragility of Democracy in the United States
In this mini-lesson, students learn about the history of democratic and anti-democratic efforts in the United States and examine sources that illuminate this tension from Reconstruction through today.
The Legacies of Chinese Exclusion
Teach students about the Chinese Exclusions Act, an immigration law passed in 1882, and its lasting impact on attitudes toward citizenship and national identity in the United States today.
![The Legacies of Chinese Exclusion](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Chinese_Family1898_LOC_17886u_for_Web_or_Office_Use.jpg?h=6a263c61&itok=umnIvn5w)
The Persistence of Racial Segregation in American Schools
More than 60 years after Brown v. Board of Education, give students an overview of the problem of school segregation in the United States today and open a discussion about possible solutions.
![Protestors for change in educational disparities.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/SchoolSegregation_GettyImages-491688874_Medium_res.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=DQObwMzB)