Global Migration
Use these photographs of global migration to help students explore the experiences of individuals and groups who choose or are forced to leave their homelands.
“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.
Ferguson Social Media Posts
A selection of tweets from citizens and news reports in response about the events in Ferguson, Missouri.
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.
Studs Terkel Interview with Emma Tiller
Studs Terkel interviews Emma Tiller, a cook who describes how African Americans would feed people who were in need during the Great Depression, without any regard to their skin color.
Studs Terkel Interview with Virginia Foster Durr
In an interview with Studs Terkel, Virginia Foster Durr, a prominent American civil rights activist, reflects on life during the Great Depression, particularly the way that people on government relief felt shame and guilt over their own suffering and poverty, rather than blaming the capitalist system.
Studs Terkel Interview with Eileen Barthe
In this segment of an interview conducted by Studs Terkel, Eileen Barthe, a government relief case worker during the Great Depression, remembers an experience that caused a recipient of relief to face deep humiliation.
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.
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.
Le pogrom de la Nuit de Cristal
Découvrez ce qui a incité à la Nuit de Cristal et ayez un aperçu des expériences des Juifs en Allemagne lors de la nuit d’horrible violence de novembre 1938.
Un comportement parfaitement répréhensible
Lisez le rapport de l’audience disciplinaire d’un étudiant allemand qui a choisi d’aider ses voisins juifs après la Nuit de Cristal.