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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.
The Legacy of Eugenics: Facilitating a Classroom Conversation
In this classroom video, a high school history teacher facilitates a conversation with students about the legacy of the eugenics movement in the United States.
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Memory and Legacy: Preparing to Learn from Descendants of Holocaust Survivors
In this classroom video, explore how framing a lesson around the importance of memory using classroom discussion and journaling can prepare students to learn from survivors of the Holocaust and their descendants.
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Breaking Civil Rights Away from Human Rights
Carol Anderson investigates the relationship between social and civil rights and the failure in the United States to expand the term “civil rights” to include broader human rights.
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Eleanor Roosevelt and the Declaration of Human Rights
Allida Black discusses Eleanor Roosevelt's expanding views on civil rights in the United States as she negotiates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Eleanor Roosevelt’s Cold War Dilemma
Carol Anderson discusses Eleanor Roosevelt’s struggle to balance her support of civil and human rights with domestic and international politics and policy during the Cold War.
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Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Holocaust, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Scholar Allida Black describes how former first lady and human rights activist Eleanor Roosevelt worked to develop the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Di'Vennci Lucas: "Colorblind"
In this clip from American Creed, Lucas, a first generation Stanford University student, reflects on the relationship between race and identity.
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Common Core Writing Prompts and Strategies: Civil Rights Historical Investigation
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This resource connects our Civil Rights Historical Investigations unit with writing prompts that align with the expectations of the Common Core State Standards.
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Democracy in Action: A Study Guide to Accompany the Film Freedom Riders
Use this guide to the documentary film Freedom Riders to help students explore the stories of the brave activists who challenged segregation in the South in 1961.
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Examining the Holocaust and Human Behavior: 18-week Curriculum Outline
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Recommended for 8th and 10th grade, this outline provides an instructional pathway for middle school educators teaching the Holocaust.
The Reckoning: Law or War: The Creation of the International Criminal Court
From the film "The Reckoning", featuring Ben Ferencz and other leaders discussing the establishment of the Rome statute and the creation of the first permanent international criminal court.
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