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![A group of high school students sit at desks in conversation.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2023-10/AdobeStock_254378868.jpg?itok=f6YAphey)
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.
Identity Charts
In this classroom video, students create identity charts about themselves as they prepare to write narrative essays.
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Introducing Universe of Obligation in an English Language Arts Classroom
In this classroom video, an English language arts teacher introduces the idea of a “universe of obligation."
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Journaling in a Reflective Classroom
In this classroom video, middle school students acclimate to using journals during the first week of school.
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Edith Cavell Propaganda Poster
A British propaganda poster depicting the execution of Edith Cavell in 1915.
![Illustration of a German soldier holding a gun stands over a dead woman. The text reads, "Miss Edith Cavell murdered October 12th, 1915. Remember!"](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Edith%20Cavell%20Propaganda%20Poster.jpg?h=c4842d71&itok=60RifXb-)
“I Am Jewish”
Journalist Thomas Friedman reflects on his identity as he responds to the phrase "I Am Jewish."
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National Socialism Election Poster
German election propaganda poster for the Prussian Landtag elections targeting the working class
![1930 poster of a masculine white farmer with a sack over his shoulder](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/National_Socialism_Election_Poster_FH229410.jpg?h=b12eb09c&itok=E_TgVnLD)
Nazi Propaganda Depicting Martin Luther
This propaganda poster from 1933 reads, “Hitler’s fight and Luther’s teaching are the best defense for the German people.”
![This propaganda poster from 1933 reads, “Hitler’s fight and Luther’s teaching are the best defense for the German people.”](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1933_NaziPropagandaDepictingMartinLuther_FH229430.jpg?h=8e8ffec8&itok=U_tsi-fT)
Di'Vennci Lucas: "Colorblind"
In this clip from American Creed, Lucas, a first generation Stanford University student, reflects on the relationship between race and identity.
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African Identities
South African leader Nelson Mandela shares a transformative memory from his school years that affected his understanding of his identity as a Xhosa and an African.
!["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)
Africans Resist White Control
Explore the responses by leaders of the African National Congress to the new Union of South Africa government’s racially motivated Native Lands Act of 1913.
![Sol Plaatje was the co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC). As an activist and politician, he spent much of his life fighting for the enfranchisement and liberation of the South African people.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Sol_Plaatje.png?h=0bcf1b58&itok=yGWQuP50)
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)