Defining Race
Consider the consequences of who defines race through reflections from individuals who have struggled with the US government's legal definition of their race.
“Emancipation” (1865)
Thomas Nast's celebration of the emancipation of Southern slaves with the end of the Civil War. Nast envisions a somewhat optimistic picture of the future of free blacks in the United States.
Finding One's Voice (En Español)
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Julius Lester describes finding his identity in an unexpected place as an African American teenager living in the segregated South (Spanish available).
Gender and Identity
Read the personal reflections of a mother whose young son has challenged her assumptions and expectations about gender identity.
Gender and Identity (en español)
Read the personal reflections of a mother whose young son has challenged her assumptions and expectations about gender identity. This resource is in Spanish.
The Eye of the Beholder
Question society’s ideas about “beauty” and “normality” with this written adaptation of a provocative episode from the television series, The Twilight Zone.
Chilean Arpillera
Subversive women’s art created to express opposition to Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet
This arpillera was created by Violeta Morales. The faceless figures next to the women represent the missing victims who dared to oppose Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile, from 1973 to 1990. See full-sized image for analysis.
Rebecca Hamilton: Building a Permanent Anti-genocide Constituency
Rebecca Hamilton shares how she mobilized the Harvard community against genocide in Sudan.
United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Crime of Genocide
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, or the Genocide Convention, is an international treaty that criminalizes genocide and obligates state parties to pursue the enforcement of its prohibition.