Ethnic Notions
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This documentary traces the evolution of anti-black racism by examining popular culture.
The Role of the Churches
Get insight into the complicated role the Christian church played in the Indian Residential Schools system.
Le rôle des églises
Obtenez un aperçu du rôle complexe qu’a joué l’église chrétienne dans le système des pensionnats autochtones.
Curriculum
Lisez quelques-unes des directives sur les curriculums des pensionnats autochtones en Nouvelle-Écosse.
Facing History & Ourselves Civic Knowledge Research Project
This guide provides prompts and strategies for the written Research Project component of New York State’s Seal of Civic Readiness.
Eyewitness to Buchenwald
Leon Bass, an African-American soldier, describes his experiences entering the Buchenwald concentration camp in April 1945.
First Days
Albert Canadien recounts his first day at an Indian Residential School and the assimilation he experienced.
Les premiers jours
Albert Canadien raconte sa première journée dans un pensionnat autochtone et l’assimilation qu’il a vécue.
Facing History Scholar Reflections: Bystanders and Resisters
Dr. Paul Bookbinder discusses the roles of bystanders and resisters during the Holocaust.
Enabling Dictatorship
Read the text of the Enabling Act, the law many historians argue was the legal basis for Hitler’s dictatorship in Nazi Germany.