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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.
T.O. Jones
Learn about T.O. Jones, a sanitation worker who led the Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike in 1968.
![A black and white painting of T.O. Jones on the Memphis Upstanders Mural, a painting on a brick wall in Memphis, TN.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/TOJones_FH249664.jpg?h=aef07937&itok=vxqeSQif)
Rabbi James A. Wax
Learn about Rabbi James A Wax, Senior Rabbi at Temple Israel in Memphis from 1954 to 1978.
![A black and white painting of Rabbi James A. Wax on the Memphis Upstanders Mural, a painting on a brick wall in Memphis, TN.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/RabbiJamesWax_FH249675.jpg?h=9dd951d5&itok=ceMDzdF9)
Jose Guerrero
Learn about Jose Guerrero, a grassroots activist instrumental in the founding of Latino Memphis.
![A black and white painting of Jose Guerrero on the Memphis Upstanders Mural, a painting on a brick wall in Memphis, TN.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/JoseGuerrero.jpg?h=da53572e&itok=BpCgz3wH)
Territorial Changes of the Ottoman Empire 1817 - 1913
View a series of maps highlighting changes to the Ottoman Empire in green.
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A General Store Interior in Moundville, Alabama
This photo of the interior of an Alabama general store was taken in the summer of 1936.
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African American man Farming in Mississippi, 1936
Near Tupelo, Mississippi, an African American man farms in a field, 1936.
![FARMING IN TULEPO, MISSISSIPPI](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/1936_FarmingInTulepoMississippi_FH131404.png?h=64610b7d&itok=W_5P0-Gw)
Birthright Citizenship Worldwide (2015)
World map highlighting in green which countries recognize birthright citizenship.
![World map highlighting in green which countries recognize birthright citizenship.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/Map_21_World_Birthright_Citizenship_teaser.jpeg?h=1017c59c&itok=kKe6Lhko)
Part Three: The Political Struggle, 1865-1866
Scholars discuss the different visions for Reconstruction held by Congress and President Johnson.
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