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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.
White Paper, Red Paper
Learn how activists rejected the White Paper policy and led a campaign to get the Canadian government to honour its past agreements with the Indigenous nations.
Livre blanc, Livre rouge
Découvrez comment certains militants ont rejeté les politiques énoncées dans le Livre blanc et la façon dont ils ont mené une campagne pour que le gouvernement du Canada respecte ses engagements passés avec les Peuples Autochtones.
The South African Constitution
Review the preamble and bill of rights of South Africa’s 1996 Constitution, a collaborative document that contains considerable protections on civil rights.
South Africa's First Nonracial Democratic Election
South African poet and activist Mazisi Kunene reflects on his experience voting in South Africa’s first non-racial democratic election in 1994.
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.
Sanctions Against Representatives Pearson, Jones, and Zephyr
This reading contains information about the state representatives in Tennessee and Montana who were excluded from their legislatures.
Women in the Weimar Republic
Learn what defined the “new woman” in Weimar Germany and read about society's resistance to women’s changing roles in politics and the workforce.
What Might Be Causing Mental Health Issues in Teens?
This is an excerpt from The Atlantic article, “Why American Teens Are So Sad,” by Derek Thompson.
Ralph Yarl, Prejudice, and Gun Violence
This reading contains excerpts from two published reflections on the death of Ralph Yarl.
In Search of Meaning
Consider why paramilitary groups such as the Freikorps formed in the aftermath of World War I in Germany.
Creating a Constitutional Government
Examine the rights, protections, and democratic aspirations in the constitution of Germany’s newly formed democracy, the Weimar Republic.