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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.
Rising Antisemitism and Fading Memories of the Holocaust
Help students analyze recent trends regarding receding Holocaust memory and the resurgence of antisemitism in Europe, and prompt them to consider how history can help us confront hate in the world.
![Protesters against Antisemitism in Paris, 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_Remembrance_Day_9482772.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=_amQsU-x)
The Targeting of Uighur Muslims in China
Help students understand the Chinese government’s violations of Uighur people’s human rights, hear the voice of a young Uighur woman, and consider the international community's response.
![Two ethnic Uighur women pass Chinese paramilitary policemen](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/GettyImages-89015108.jpg?h=271dca7e&itok=dfBOIEgW)
Voting Rights in the United States
In this mini-lesson, students learn about the history of voting rights in the United States and consider how current voting laws in different states impact voters today.
![General Election 2016, Voters in NY](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Midterm_Elections_high-res_AP_17307716664453_.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=_2pZdXA_)
Head, Heart, Conscience
This strategy uses reflection prompts to help students consider a complex or emotional topic through the lenses of head, heart, and ethics.
![Student writes in a classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/SanFrancisco_Classroom_2017_FH152732.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=vql3K3i_)
Teaching in the Wake of Violence
This mini-lesson contains strategies and activities for supporting your students in the aftermath of violent events targeted at people because of their identities.
![Closeup of people holding candle vigil in darkness expressing and seeking hope](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/WakeofViolence_iStock-613779172_full-res.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=IwqBTY_v)
Art, Imagination, and the Quest for Racial Justice
In this mini-lesson, students learn about the power of art as a tool for social change and explore how Black Lives Matter activists are using art in the fight for racial justice.
![Mural of two people with racial justice imagery and phrases](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/50062994798_f4f310d929_6k_fullres.jpg?h=42a1701c&itok=JtMN4aS7)
Bearing Witness to Japanese American Incarceration
Use these activities and resources on Japanese American incarceration during World War II to introduce students to this history while exploring questions about American identity, racism, and citizenship.
![Families of Japanese ancestry awaiting the arrival of a train that will take them to Merced detention center, during the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Japanese_American_Incarceration_ddr-densho-151-288-mezzanine.jpg?h=5ba8ed9f&itok=bgVSZHbe)
Black Women’s Activism and the Long History Behind #MeToo
Use this mini-lesson to help your students draw connections between the long history of Black women’s activism against sexual violence and gender discrimination with the #MeToo movement today.
![Protestors at a #MeToo Women's March In Hollywood holding a banner](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/AP_382225200700.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=ObBEO7ud)
Acts of Hate in Schools
Students learn about the overall rise in acts of hate in schools and examine a story that illustrates how acts of antisemitism, racism, and other forms of hate can overlap.
![A young man holds a dark can of spray paint close to a blue wall to sketch his graffiti](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/ActsofHateSchools_iStock-464736054_full-res.jpg?h=bfa41935&itok=c-HOmvE3)
Brave Girl Rising: A Refugee Story
Created in partnership with Girl Rising, this lesson invites students to engage with the story of a young refugee and to consider the power of storytelling to spark empathy.
![Young woman in red in front of trees](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/shorthand_image140of143.jpeg?h=4dc35482&itok=7UScoCil)
Can Dress Codes Exclude People?
Explore how dress codes can unfairly target the appearance of certain groups of people and help students consider what fair school dress codes look like.