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The Mission's Beginning
Waitstill Sharp describes how he and and his wife, Martha, were asked to begin relief work in Czechoslovakia aiding refugees from Nazi occupation.
![Martha and Waitstill Sharp wave to a crowd before leaving New York City for Europe. Martha wears a corsage of flowers on her coat and holds a bouquet of flowers in her left hand. Stamped in ink on verso: "Photo by William T. Hoff, New York Municipal Airport"](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Martha_and_Waitstill_Sharp_waving_for_Web_or_Office_Use.jpg?h=a9a611f7&itok=ld5w1FcD)
Helen’s Letter to Supporters
Read Helen Lowrie's letter to the Sharps' supporters describing their efforts to aid refugees with the children's rescue project.
![Formal portrait of the Sharp Family](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Formal_portrait_of_the_Sharp_family_for_Web_or_Office_Use.jpg?h=5fa81f83&itok=jCHdObjE)
The Declaration of Independence Excerpt
This short excerpt from the Declaration of Independence allows students to explore the ideals within the founding document.
![Image of the US Declaration of Independence](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-10/master-rbc-rbc0001-2004-2004pe76546-001.jpg?h=6399e814&itok=EyG2saN1)
The Declaration of Independence Excerpt (en español)
This short excerpt from the Declaration of Independence allows students to explore the ideals within the founding document. This resource is in Spanish.
![Image of the US Declaration of Independence](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-10/master-rbc-rbc0001-2004-2004pe76546-001.jpg?h=6399e814&itok=EyG2saN1)
An Indian’s Looking Glass for the White Man, 1833 (Heavily Abridged)
This primary source is from Native American (Pequot) minister William Apess, an advocate for racial equality and the rights of Native Americans.
![Mr. William Apes, A Native Missionary Of The Pequot Tribe Of Indians, Frontispiece](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/5188591.jpg?h=60e037a2&itok=Zk1uScTF)
An Indian’s Looking Glass for the White Man, 1833 (heavily abridged) (en español)
This heavily abridged primary source is from Native American (Pequot) minister William Apess, an advocate for racial equality and the rights of Native Americans. This resource is in Spanish.
![Mr. William Apes, A Native Missionary Of The Pequot Tribe Of Indians, Frontispiece](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/5188591.jpg?h=60e037a2&itok=Zk1uScTF)
An Indian’s Looking Glass for the White Man, 1833
This primary source is from Native American (Pequot) minister William Apess, an advocate for racial equality and the rights of Native Americans.
![Student Working on Handout](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/DSC08556.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=spaIovC-)
An Indian’s Looking Glass for the White Man, 1833 (en español)
This primary source is from Native American (Pequot) minister William Apess, an advocate for racial equality and the rights of Native Americans. This resource is in Spanish.
![Student Working on Handout](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/DSC08556.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=spaIovC-)
A Sinister Alliance: Soviet-German Relations 1939–1941
Joshua Rubenstein, author and associate at Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian studies, details the relationship between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in the decade before World War II.
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GLSEN LGBTQIA+ History Cards
Use this handout to help students learn about two millennia of LGBTQIA+ history and reflect on how that history is represented in their textbooks and curricula.
Kristallnacht: The November 1938 Pogroms Viewing Guide
Use this handout to help students record notes for the film, "Kristallnacht": The November 1938 Pogroms.
![Image showing the destruction resulting from Kristallnacht.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Test223817_Original_Medium_res.jpg?h=c8d479ee&itok=g317b1wn)