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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.
Segment of the Battle of Cable Street Mural
The Battle of Cable Street mural depicts details from the confrontation between anti-Fascist demonstrators and Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts in London's East End.
Shabbtai Sonenso and Teacher
Shabbtai (Shepske) Sonenso takes one of the shtetl's Hebrew teachers for a ride on his new motorcycle, 1941.
The French Bishops' Protest Against the Nazi Occupation in France and the Vel' d'Hiv Police Roundup
Scholar Aliza Luft discusses how French bishops reacted to the growing hostility towards Jews in occupied France during World War II.
Protestation des évêques français contre l’occupation nazie en France et la rafle de la police du Vel’ d’Hiv
Aliza Luft explique comment les évêques français ont réagi à l’hostilité croissante envers les Juifs en France occupée pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Pardon/Franchise Engravings by Thomas Nast
Wood engravings by Thomas Nast depict the tension between the demands of healing and justice during the Reconstruction era.
Police at Battle of Cable Street
Demonstrators barricaded the streets in London's East End where Fascist leader Oswald Mosley and the Blackshirts had planned a march.
Pre-War Jewish Family
A Jewish family, possibly in Sighet, taken before the beginning of World War II, ca. 1930–1940.
At the River I Stand
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This film reconstructs the events that led to the climax of the Civil Rights Movement.
Sorry We Missed You Trailer
In this trailer for the film Sorry We Missed You, director Ken Loach highlights the devastating impacts of the gig economy.
Part Four: Interracial Democracy
Scholars discuss how African Americans and whites initially worked together within Reconstruction governments.