Responding to Recent Shootings and the Perils of Daily Life
Use this mini-lesson to help students process the tragic news of recent shootings of young people going about their daily lives.
Co-creating a New American Tradition
Explore how understanding Juneteenth and the Fourth of July together can tell a story of America that belongs to everyone.
Staging the Compelling Question
Students explore the compelling question, “How can we make real the ideals of democracy and freedom?”
Supporting Question 1: Defining Freedom
Students explore the supporting question, “What can freedom mean in the United States?”
My Part of the Story Assessment Ideas
Create a final assessment or project for your students before launching the next part of your course on US history, civics, or literature.
What Does a Current Event Lesson Look Like?
Three Facing History educators discuss how breaking news and world events are integrated into their classroom routine.
Preparing to Journey to the Mississippi Delta
Consider the talk Mamie Till-Mobley had with her son Emmett before he traveled to Jim Crow-era Mississippi in 1955 and the dangers that prompted her concern.
Borders and Belonging in U.S. History: The Angel Island Immigration Station
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In this webinar, Dr. Erika Lee & Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation staff explored the history of Asian exclusion and our new C-3 style inquiry on Angel Island.
Dolores Huerta's Life of Indefatigable Resistance
Dolores Huerta helped advance civil rights and labor rights with her tireless advocacy, organizing a successful labor movement of US farm workers.
Remembering Daisy Bates: Orator at the March on Washington
Daisy Bates boldly challenged racism in Arkansas during Jim Crow. She played a key part in the Little Rock Nine’s fight against school segregation.
Women's Suffrage at 100: The Key Role of Black Sororities
Dr. Tara White illuminates the role Black sorority sisters like Mary Church Terrell played in securing women’s suffrage in the United States.