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History
The Pursuit of Educational Justice in Boston: A New Historical Investigation
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Boston, MA
Experience our new C-3 style inquiry on educational justice in Boston, applying analysis of equity and justice in schooling in the 1960s and 1970s and drawing connections to today. This event will be hosted in-person.
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Teaching Democracy and Freedom Summer Seminar
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Virtual
Join us for an exploration of our new collection of US History resources that develop historical inquiry skills and emphasizes students’ capacity for civic agency.
Dismantling Democracy
Students examine the steps the Nazis took to replace democracy with dictatorship and draw conclusions about the values and institutions that make democracy possible.
Targeting the Other: Holocaust and Human Behavior for NYCPS Educators
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New York, NY
This workshop is for New York City Public School middle and high school teachers and will explore how the Nazis used racist ideology to dismantle German democracy. This event will be hosted in-person.
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Democracy & Freedom: Facing History’s Approach to Teaching US History for NYCPS
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New York, NY
This workshop is for New York City Public School middle and high school teachers and will explore how to incorporate new Facing History resources into US History classrooms. This event will be held in-person.
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W.E.B. Du Bois Reflects on the Purpose of History
In 1935, W. E. B. Du Bois published an influential book titled Black Reconstruction in America. This audio excerpt, from a chapter titled “The Propaganda of History,” questions the ways in which Reconstruction was being studied and taught at the time.
"Miss American"
Arch Oboler’s radio play, performed by Katharine Hepburn, pleaded with American audiences to offer more aid to Jewish refugee children. It aired as the country debated over the Wagner-Rogers Bill (Joint Resolution 64).
Targeting Jews
Learn about the Nazis' boycott of Jewish-owned businesses, including a firsthand account from a German Jew.
Targeting Jews (UK)
Learn about the Nazis' boycott of Jewish-owned businesses, including a firsthand account from a German Jew.
Targeting Jews (en español)
Learn about the Nazis' boycott of Jewish-owned businesses, including a firsthand account from a German Jew. This resource is in Spanish.