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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?
Read the speech Susan B. Anthony delivered after being arrested for voting in a presidential election before women had gained the right to vote.
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.
Looking Back at 1920s-early 1930s Germany
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This clip from the documentary Paragraph 175 introduces four survivors of the Holocaust: three gay men and one Jewish lesbian woman.
The Impact of Nazi Rule on Jewish Gay Youth
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In this clip from Paragraph 175, two survivors share their experiences when Hitler and the Nazi Party first came to power.
The Intersections of Gay and Jewish Life
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In this clip from Paragraph 175, Gad Beck describes the day that his lover was arrested and sent to Auschwitz.
Heinz F. and the Fate of the Survivors
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In this clip from Paragraph 175, Heinz F. discusses his life after incarceration, and viewers learn the fate of the other survivors as of the year 2000.
Long Night's Journey into Day: South African's Search for Truth and Reconciliation
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This documentary tells four stories of Apartheid in South Africa, as seen through the eyes of the Truth and Reconciliation commission.
Sholem Aleichem: Identity in a Changing World
This clip from "Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness" centers on his story "On Account of a Hat".
The Arpilleras of Chile (with Marjorie Agosin)
Marjorie Agosin discusses women’s artistic response to Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile.
The Era of Modernization in China Part Two: Evolution of a Nation
Scholar Rana Mitter describes the evolution of China into a fledgling republic.