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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.
My Name
Consider the importance of African naming practices in South African poet Magoleng wa Selepe’s poem about the effects of colonialism on African identity.
![This Tswana-Venda wedding demonstrates the continued importance of traditional culture in contemporary South African society.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_2018_TswanaandVendaWedding_%20FH281155.jpg?h=4c3b389f&itok=V-EjaKiW)
Teaching Holocaust and Human Behavior
This 23-lesson unit on the Holocaust and World War II asks students to reflect on the essential question, What does learning about the choices people made during the Weimar Republic, the rise of the Nazi Party, and the Holocaust teach us about the power and impact of our choices today?
![Teaching Holocaust and Human Behavior Cover.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/TeachingHHB_cvr.png?h=e224772d&itok=CQ71PD0_)
Totally Unofficial: Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide Convention
This resource challenges students to consider how individuals, groups, and nations can take up Raphael Lemkin’s challenge to eliminate genocide.
![Totally Unofficial: Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide Convention Cover](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/TotallyUnofficialcover.jpg?h=07cdb8c0&itok=fwNBRG_P)
Apartheid Policies
Read the National Party’s 1948 statement in support of apartheid, which justifies separation as a way to preserve the white European race.
![The Reservation of Separate Amenities Act (passed in 1953) led to signs such as the one shown above. The Act prohibited people of different races from using the same public amenities.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Apartheid_Era_Sign.jpg?h=77e8015d&itok=b86oNSyE)
Experiencing Apartheid
Writer Mtutuzeli Matshoba provides a vivid account of life under apartheid through the story of his friend who was forcibly ejected from his home.
![A child walks to school through the barren village of Qunu, South Africa, located just outside of the town of Mthatha.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_2013_GirlWalkingtoSchoolMthatha_FH281816.jpg?h=a5f2f23a&itok=lR43Ngto)
The Freedom Charter
Examine the 1955 Freedom Charter, established by the ANC and supporting groups, which calls for all races to enjoy equal rights, protections, and benefits under the law.
![A group of resisters proudly pose after their release from prison in Durban during the Defiance Campaign Against Unjust Laws, 1952.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_1952_TheDefianceCampaign_FH281822.jpg?h=56feb499&itok=2LnEBZM4)
Mandela on Trial
Nelson Mandela describes the ANC and PAC’s shift from non-violent resistance of apartheid to violent sabotage under the militant faction MK in his testimony during the Rivonia Trial.
!["A young Nelson Mandela poses for a photograph in Umtata shortly before moving to Fort Beaufort to attend Healdtown Comprehensive School. "](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Nelson_Mandela_Medium_res.jpg?h=623540e1&itok=0V950_BY)
A Wife's Lament
Consider the unique experiences of black South African women during apartheid, many of whom were forced to live far away from their husbands on bantustans.
![A group of women hold signs in demonstration against the pass laws in Cape Town on August 9, 1956, the same day as the massive women’s protest in Pretoria.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_1956_WomenResistPassLaws_FH281823.jpg?h=cb9047e7&itok=NA94IMQt)
Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Trace Eleanor Roosevelt's development into a renowned human rights leader and her pivotal role in creating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with this resource.
![Cover of Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/FundamentalFreedoms_cvr.png?h=20314557&itok=RvyWxiM2)
Reaping the Benefits of War
Learn how the German government exploited the wealth and resources of occupied countries during World War II.
![After Germany conquered the Warthegau region of Poland, members of the League of German Girls moved there to help colonize and spread German culture.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_LeagueGermanGirlsWarthegau_%20FH229470.jpg?h=ba88677a&itok=tJvIvSBu)
Church Mouse to the White House (excerpted)
This reading excerpt from Martha Sharp's unpublished memoir explores in greater detail why she and her husband traveled to Czechoslovakia to engage in aid work.
![Formal portrait of the Sharp Family](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Formal_portrait_of_the_Sharp_family_for_Web_or_Office_Use.jpg?h=5fa81f83&itok=jCHdObjE)