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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.
Life During the War: Rita Lurie
Rita Lurie describes her experiences as a child hiding from the Nazis and Polish farmers.
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Monsters and Men: The Nazis at Nuremberg
Social psychologist James Edward Waller uses the stories of the Nazis at Nuremburg to discuss human capacity for evil.
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Hope Frye's Testimony on Child Migrant Detention
Immigration lawyer Hope Frye describes the conditions at child migrant detention centers in her congressional hearing testimony.
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Lynda Lowery Describes Bloody Sunday
Lynda Lowery describes "Bloody Sunday" and the resolve that motivated her throughout.
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Nuremberg and Tokyo: Foundations of International Law
Scholar Beth Van Schaack discusses the origins of the international justice system.
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On the Roots of Good and Evil
Ervin Staub reflects on what factors might lead someone to become empathic and altruistic.
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Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette on Non-Violence
Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. discusses the important practice of nonviolence.
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Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth Recounts the Bombing of His Parsonage in 1956
Fred Shuttlesworth speaks about the civil rights movement's commitment to non-violence.
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Scottsboro: an American Tragedy
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In March 1931, two white women in Alabama made the shocking accusation that they had been raped by nine black teenagers on a train. The trials of the young men drew North and South into their sharpest conflict since the Civil War.
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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: Exploring Lisa's Music
Teacher Martina Grant leads a discussion about the music in “The Children of Willesden Lane.”
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