Afrikaner Identity
Examine the tension between two white European groups in South Africa, the Afrikaners (formerly Boers) and the English, in Afrikaner politician Francis Reitz’s A Century of Wrong.
![The Boers, semi-nomadic farmers of Dutch descent, often lived in impoverished conditions due to social isolation and their views on racial superiority.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Boer_Family_1886.jpg?h=412eaa8a&itok=9uWPTy6b)
Race and Membership in American History: The Eugenics Movement
Use this resource on the Eugenics movement of the early 1900s to deepen students' understanding of the history of racism in the United States.
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From Reflection to Action: A Choosing to Participate Toolkit
This guide contains a flexible collection of activities, readings, lessons, and strategies designed to help you develop a meaningful civic education experience in your classroom.
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Indian Identities: Mohandas K. Gandhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi recalls his early participation in nonviolent resistance against discrimination against Indians in South Africa.
!["In April 1893, Gandhi left India and set sail for South Africa to practice law, spending the next 21 years there. His experiences during this time helped him develop his political and ethical views. "](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_18950101_MahatmaGandhiinSouthAfrica1895_%20FH281151.jpg?h=2fd98f0b&itok=X0C57sNe)
Mines in South Africa
Explore the responses by leaders of the African National Congress to the new Union of South Africa government’s racially motivated Native Lands Act of 1913.
![In 1887 and 1888, Cecil Rhodes consolidated a number of individual diamond mine claims around Kimberley to form a single company called De Beers Consolidated Mines.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_18850101_DeBeersDiamondMineca1885_%20FH281147.jpg?h=94780249&itok=8PQyBwsl)
My Name
Consider the importance of African naming practices in South African poet Magoleng wa Selepe’s poem about the effects of colonialism on African identity.
![This Tswana-Venda wedding demonstrates the continued importance of traditional culture in contemporary South African society.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_2018_TswanaandVendaWedding_%20FH281155.jpg?h=4c3b389f&itok=V-EjaKiW)
Eric's Decisions and Consent
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Use these slides to help students consider the role power plays in the interactions between characters, focusing on the relationship between Eric and Eva, before discussing consent.
![Uniformed high school students read at their desks.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/high_school_student_FH139570.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=-tavfaVd)
Exploring Social Inequality
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Use these slides to help students explore social inequality, thinking about how an individual’s background can impact their opportunities.
![A student seated at a desk looks to the front of the classroom.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/High_school_students_FH137554.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=xSsyBYBH)
Exploring Where I'm From
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Use these slides to help students prepare to read An Inspector Calls by considering the relationship between the individual and society.
![Attentive uniformed schoolboys sit at their desks.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/High_school_students_FH137575.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=u36AAEtG)
Inspecting Inspector Goole
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Use these slides to help students analyse Inspector Goole's parting words, then look for clues throughout the play to try and understand who or what Inspector Goole is.
![A seated student speaks while his classmates look on.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/High_school_student_FH137619.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=EbT0ceEn)
Priestley's World and the World of the Play
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Use these slides to help students learn about important events that occurred during Priestley’s lifetime up until 1945, and about Priestley's ideological beliefs.
![Uniformed middle school students complete assignments at their desks.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/High_school_students_2020_FH2122263_teaser.jpeg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=8MRjS4cq)