Post-War: Chaos and Challenges
Learn about the immense challenges that countries and Europeans faced after the end of World War II.
Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide Convention
Learn about lawyer and activist Raphael Lemkin's efforts to make the world recognize mass murder as an international crime.
Remembering the Names
Learn about German artist Gunter Demnig and his work installing plaques that honor Holocaust victims across Europe.
Survivors and Memory
Reflect on the challenges that face survivors of the Holocaust in living with their memories and in sharing their stories.
Transitional Justice in Germany
Learn about the concept of transitional justice and reflect on ways that Germany as a nation has faced its past and accepted responsibility for the Holocaust.
Transitional Justice in Germany (en español)
Learn about the concept of transitional justice and reflect on ways that Germany as a nation has faced its past and accepted responsibility for the Holocaust. This resource is in Spanish.
Transitional Justice in South Africa
Learn about South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and consider how it enabled the country to face a history of violence, hatred, and discrimination.
Transitional Justice in South Africa (en español)
Learn about South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and consider how it enabled the country to face a history of violence, hatred, and discrimination. This resource is in Spanish
The United Nations
Learn about the formation of the United Nations and the principles outlined in its charter.
Chicano! Episode 1: Quest for Homeland
This episode of Chicano! examines the beginnings of a national movement for social justice by profiling Reies Lopez Tijerina and the 1966–1967 land grant movement in New Mexico.
Chicano! Episode 2: The Struggle in the Fields
This episode of Chicano! chronicles the efforts of farm workers to form a national labor union under the nonviolent leadership of César Chávez.