Resource Library
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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 Power of a Lie: The History of the Blood Libel
Staff from Facing History & Ourselves discuss the history and ramifications of the blood libel.
The Taiping Rebellion
Scholar Rana Mitter describes the history of the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864).
Doc Miller - Creating a Reflective Classroom Community
Facing History's Doc Miller discusses reflective classrooms.
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.
Eli Saslow on Antisemitism and White Nationalism
"Rising Out of Hatred" author, Eli Saslow, talks about the rise of antisemitism and white nationalism in the United States.
Asian Americans: Breaking Ground
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In episode one, new immigrants arrive from China, India, Japan, the Philippines, and beyond. Eventually barred by anti-Asian laws, they become America’s first “undocumented immigrants.”
Asian Americans: A Question of Loyalty
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In episode two, an American-born generation straddles their birth country and their familial homelands in Asia. This episode also examines the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Asian Americans: Good Americans
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In episode three, Asian American and Pacific Islanders are simultaneously heralded as a "model minority" and suspected as the perpetual foreigner during the Cold War years. AAPI individuals also aspire for the first time to national political office.