How Do We Restore, Repair, Reconstruct, and Redress?
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Scholars ask why a multifaceted approach for societal repair is needed, create space with poetry, and examine German efforts to atone for Nazi atrocities. This is a recording of session one of the 2021 Global Summit.
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What Possibilities Do Truth Commissions Offer for Redress and Reconstruction?
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Speakers discuss South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including its strengths, limitations, and legacies. This is a recording of session two of the 2021 Global Summit.
Facing the Past, Building a Shared Future
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Scholar Karlos K. Hill discusses the 1921 Tulsa race massacre and the lessons this history offers. This is a recording of session three of the 2021 Global Summit.
The Problems and Potentials of Poetry as Witness
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Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama leads a discussion about the role of poetry in offering public language. This is a recording of session four of the 2021 Global Summit.
Voting Rights in the United States
In this mini-lesson, students learn about the history of voting rights in the United States and consider how current voting laws in different states impact voters today.
Ketanji Brown Jackson and the Power of Representation
Facing History summarizes the significance of the Supreme Court Justice nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Year-Long Supplemental Programs
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Defining Our Obligations to Others
Students are introduced to the concept of universe of obligation to better understand how societies create "in" groups and "out" groups.
Making Rights Universal
Students analyse four rights in the UDHR and decide whether they are universal and enjoyed by all in the world today.
After Charlottesville: Public Memory and the Contested Meaning of Monuments
Students investigate the role memorials and monuments play in expressing a society’s values and shaping its memory by studying existing memorials and then designing their own.