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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.
The Murder of Emmett Till
This PBS documentary details how the murder and the trial of Emmett Till helped mobilize the civil rights movement.
Surviving Theresienstadt: The Michael Gruenbaum Collection
Photo archivist Judith Cohen describes how a scrapbook and memory book from Holocaust survivor Michael Gruenbaum provide a rare view into life in the Theresienstadt camp-ghetto.
Conventional Revolution: Raphael Lemkin and the Crime Without a Name
Scholar Donna-Lee Frieze chronicles the life and work of Raphael Lemkin.
Elsbeth Lewin Remembers Kristallnacht
Holocaust survivor Elsbeth Lewin describes her and her family's experience of Kristallnacht in Mainz, Germany.
Empire of Dreams (1880-1942)
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Part two of Latino Americans documents how the American population begins to be reshaped by the influx of Cubans, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans from 1880 into the 1940s.
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
Watch the 3-part series that explores the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Deconstructing Antisemitic Memes
This short video is intended to be used as an aid in lessons that help students closely analyze memes that appear in their social media feeds for racist or antisemitic messaging.
Educator Steve Cohen: Choosing to Participate
Steve Cohen, Senior Lecturer at Tufts University’s Department of Education, explains how Facing History’s curriculum helps students to develop answers to the question “What am I supposed to do?” by leading them to explore and define their identity.
Educator Steve Cohen: Memory
Steve Cohen, Senior Lecturer at Tufts University’s Department of Education, discusses the impact that learning Facing History has on students.
Educator Steve Cohen: Welcome to a Facing History Class
Steve Cohen, Senior Lecturer at Tufts University’s Department of Education, gives an overview of the Facing History curriculum.