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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.
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History
Introduction to the Jewish Partisans
Former Jewish partisans discuss the goals, challenges, and personal motives of the Jews who resisted the Germans.
Boston Educational Justice, 1945-1973
A timeline of significant dates and events of the fight for educational justice in Boston from 1945–1973.
Movements for Boston Educational Justice, 1972-1979
Teachers can use or adapt this timeline of movements for educational justice in Boston to provide students with additional context as they explore Supporting Question 3.
Boston Educational Justice, 1980–2022
A timeline of significant dates and events in the movements for educational justice in Boston from 1980–2022.
From Reflection to Action: A Choosing to Participate Toolkit | For Educators in Canada
For educators in Canada, this guide contains activities, readings, lessons, and strategies to help you develop a meaningful civic education experience in your classroom.
Jewish Life before World War II
Historian Jeffrey Shandler describes Jewish life in Poland before World War II. Until 1933-1935 Polish Jews were not concerned by Europe’s changing political or social climate. Polish Jews believed they lived in post-war, not pre-war, Poland.
Religion in Colonial America: Trends, Regulations, and Beliefs
Learn about the religious landscape of colonial America to better understand religious freedom today.
Background on the Chicano Movement
Learn about the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s with this historical overview.
Student Demands from the East LA Walkouts
Explore excerpts from the demands of the mostly Latinx students who led a series of school walkouts in Los Angeles in 1968.
A Time of Crisis: The Sanitation Strike
Learn about the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike and Martin Luther King Jr.'s role in the strike and negotiations.
Introduction: A Contested History
Scholars discuss how and why the history of Reconstruction is so contested.