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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.
And Then They Came for Us
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This history of Japanese American incarceration during World War II is retold in this documentary from Abby Ginzberg and Ken Schneider. It also follows Japanese American activists today as they speak out against the Muslim registry and travel ban.
Antisemitism after Liberation
Howard Cwick, an American soldier during World War II, recalls a confrontation with a US Army sergeant over antisemitic slurs directed toward a recently liberated concentration camp survivor.
Inquiry Blueprint | We the People: Expanding the Teaching of the US Founding
This blueprint provides an at-a-glance view of the We the People inquiry.
Antisemitism from the Enlightenment to World War I
Scholars describe the persistence of antisemitism in Europe from the Enlightenment through World War I and explain how new social, political, and pseudo-scientific justifications were created to perpetuate old prejudices.
GLSEN LGBTQ History Timeline
Use this handout with your students to view a timeline of key events in LGBTQ+ history.
The Last Chance for Justice
Learn about the trials of former Nazi perpetrators taking place in the 21st century and consider the motivation behind them and the challenges they pose.
All-Community Read Guide: Being Heumann and Rolling Warrior
This planning guide will support your school community as you read the memoir of Judy Heumann, one of the most influential disability rights activists in US history.
Moral Luck and Dilemmas of Judgment
Reflect on the challenges posed by making moral judgments about the actions of people in the past.
People’s and Government’s Choices to Help Refugees
Excerpts from DW and NPR shed light on how individuals and governments are thinking about their responsibility to help Ukrainian refugees and non-European refugees.
Dogma Makes Obedient Ghosts
Consider the connection between science and human values, and reflect on how the Nazis used their beliefs to justify making mass murder as efficient as possible.
Petition for Freedom to the Massachusetts Legislature, 1777 (Adapted Version)
Adapted for English Learners and readers who benefit from scaffolding, this informational text introduces students to analyze a primary source written by a group of Black abolitionists in Massachusetts. It includes simplified text, definitions, and reflection questions.