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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.
Slavery by Another Name
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Challenging the idea that slavery in the US ended with the Emancipation Proclamation, this documentary recounts how following the Civil War new forms of forced labor emerged, trapping hundreds of thousands of African Americans in a brutal system.
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Sonia Weitz Remembers the Holocaust and Recites her Poem Icicles
Sonia Schreiber Weitz, Holocaust survivor, remembers the brutality of Bergen-Belsen.
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Step By Step: Phases of the Holocaust
Scholar Doris Bergen describes the phases of events that led to the Holocaust.
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Surviving a Massacre
In this graphic testimony, Holocaust survivor Zvi Michaeli describes realizing that he survived after the Jewish community of Eishyshok, Lithuania was murdered by the Nazis.
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Teaching The Children of Willesden Lane: A Concluding Discussion
Teacher Chris Mazzino facilitates an open-forum discussion on “The Children of Willesden Lane.”
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Teaching The Children of Willesden Lane: Choices That Make a Difference
Students discuss and reflect on difficult moral choices in history and in their own lives.
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Teaching The Children of Willesden Lane: Introducing the Universe of Obligation, High School
Teacher Martina Grant leads a discussion on the concept of the universe of obligation.
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Teaching The Children of Willesden Lane: Upstanders and Bystanders
Teacher Nancy Parrish explores the concept of upstanders and bystanders with her students.
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Telling Fact From Fiction on Social Media
Journalists and media professionals discuss the benefits and challenges of using social media to report and understand any fast-moving story.
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Terrence Roberts on Segregation and Discrimination
Dr. Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine, speaks about growing up in a segregated society and what still needs to be done to combat racism and discrimination today.
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Terrence Roberts on Understanding History
Dr. Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine, speaks about the importance of understanding the history of segregation and civil rights to combat racism and discrimination today.
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