The Reconstruction Era and the Fragility of Democracy
This resource guides students through a deep exploration of the pivotal era of American history when a nation divided by slavery and war was challenged to rebuild.
![Book cover of American flag with faces over it.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Reconstruction_cover_large.jpg?h=51bee232&itok=yY8xN3AK)
We Wanted to Be Treated as Men
Elmore Nickleberry and Taylor Rogers, two former sanitation workers from Memphis, share their memories of the events leading up to the 1968 sanitation strike, as well as their participation in the strike itself.
![Photo of Martin Luther King, Jr. marching arm in arm with a crowd of men participating in the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Worker's Strike.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/8885_1preview.jpg?h=2dd09070&itok=h0YSS1ZO)
Eric Liu on Citizen Power
Civic entrepreneur Eric Liu discusses how citizens learn to use their power to make positive change.
![Eric Liu speaks from a podium.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2017_FacingHistory2017-0020_FH252470.jpg?h=790be497&itok=f7iYbv3U)
Sam Fleming and Judith February on a Free Press
Journalists Sam Fleming and Judith February discuss the importance of a free press to democracy.
![A colorful pile of newspapers on a table.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/Newspapers_FH2172372.jpg?h=790be497&itok=AdNK2gcy)
Azar Nafisi on Literature and Democracy
Author Azar Nafisi discusses the essential role of fiction in democratic societies.
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Roy Hellenberg and Dylan Wray on Democracy
South African educators Roy Hellenberg and Dylan Wray discuss democracy outside of a western context, connecting it to the idea of ubuntu.
![South Africa flag waving during the sunrise with mist fog.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-04/South_Africa_flag_sun_iStock-1060045112.jpeg?h=140710cd&itok=hv6bvGp9)
Opportunisme pendant la Nuit de Cristal
Examinez les témoignages directs concernant les vols commis contre les Juifs pendant le chaos et la violence de la Nuit de Cristal.
![What remained of the synagogue in Dortmund, Germany, after the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1938_SynagogueKristallnacht_%20FH229456.jpg?h=827069f2&itok=MUxk7bTv)
Le point de vue d'un voyageur sur la Nuit de Cristal
Considérez le récit d’un commerçant suisse sur la façon dont ses collègues allemands ont réagi aux événements de la Nuit de Cristal.
![What remained of the synagogue in Dortmund, Germany, after the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1938_SynagogueKristallnacht_%20FH229456.jpg?h=827069f2&itok=MUxk7bTv)
Defining Human Rights
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Use these slides to help students consider what rights should belong to every human being on earth, as well as the challenges of creating an international framework of rights.
![A high school student writing in a classroom.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/sedgehillY10-021115-nk-HR-20.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=ub2Aop9U)
Réponse d’une famille à la Nuit de Cristal
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Découvrez une famille qui a aidé ses voisins juifs après la Nuit de Cristal, et les conséquences qu’elle a subies pour cette décision d’aide.
![Pedestrians in front of the demolished businesses of Jewish residents on Potsdamer St., Berlin. November 10, 1938.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1938_PedestriansFrontDestroyedJewishBusinesses_FH223827.jpg?h=603532df&itok=ov-1rXgn)
Defining Our Obligations to Others
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Use these slides with students to introduce them to the concept of universe of obligation to better understand how societies create "in" groups and "out" groups.
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