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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.
Is It a Crime for Women to Vote? (en español)
In Spanish, read the speech Susan B. Anthony delivered after being arrested for voting in a presidential election before women had gained the right to vote.
Brief History of Paragraph 175 in Germany (en español)
This handout provides a selection of dates and events that align with the content explored in the Paragraph 175 lesson and accompanying film. This resource is in spanish.
Questions de complicité : La France et l’occupation nazie
Aliza Luft parle des changements qui ont eu lieu en France lorsque les nazis ont envahi le pays en 1940.
Le danger d’une histoire unique
Dans sa conférence TED, Chimamanda Adichie décrit les effets que les étiquettes peuvent avoir sur notre façon de nous percevoir ou de percevoir les autres.
The Indian Act
Historian, and researcher-curator at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Dr. Karine Duhamel, details the Indian Act of Canada. This video is a part of the resource Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and The Indian Residential Schools.
Using Facing History's "Stolen Lives" in the Classroom
Hear from a former teacher and a residential school survivor on how our "Stolen Lives" book and professional development workshops equip educators to teach and contextualize the topic of Indian Residential Schools in Canada.
A Strength of My Neighborhood
In Spanish, a high school student describes how his neighborhood in Los Angeles helps him feel connected to the traditions of his family’s “old world” heritage in Mexico.
What Are You?
In Spanish, Canadian writer Anna Fitzpatrick describes how she moved beyond the labels and stereotypes about Indian culture to find a deeper connection to her family's history.
The Wooden Shoes (en español)
In Spanish, a high school student tells the story behind a pair of wooden shoes and their connection to her family's history in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Black Officeholders in the South (en español)
In Spanish, these tables provide data about African American officeholders in the South during Reconstruction.