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Resistance and Black History
Black resistance to systemic racism has formed a powerful narrative where hate and power are met with organization and defiance.
![Picture of Resist Protest Sign.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/Untitled_design.jpg?h=eb24755d&itok=VBmPqFW4)
Reflections and Lessons from Memphis
Facing History’s Chief Officer of Equity & Inclusion, Dr. Steven Becton shares a powerful statement in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ killing at the hands of police.
![People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols at the Tobey Skate Park on January 26, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-01/GettyImages-1459866539_candlelightvigil.jpg?h=9e5817aa&itok=MxssE2q2)
Understanding the Conditions that Lead to “Ethnic Cleansing"
Help students understand news from Myanmar about the persecution of the Rohingya by analyzing a New York Times article.
![Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, walk towards a refugee camp in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2017_RohingyaRefugees_FH289817.jpg?h=780e8245&itok=G-_U-eVn)
Students Memorialize a Past Tragedy to Create a More Hopeful Future
Upstanding students at Overton High School create a memorial marker for Ell Persons to bring awareness to the history of racial violence in Memphis, Tennessee.
Coming of Age: Student Perspectives on Reading, Writing, and Finding their Voice
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In this webinar, Facing History, The New York Times Learning Network editor Katherine Schulten, and winners of the NYT student Coming of Age contest delivered a lively panel discussion.
![A teacher and two students in a library talking and looking at a paper and laptop](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/NewEngland_Classroom_2017_FH256412.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=GAVs2Yrb)
Upstander Story: Memphis Students Unite Their Community 100 Years after a Lynching
This piece describes the student-led activist group Students Uniting Memphis’s effort to gather 500 community members to commemorate the life of lynching victim Ell Persons, and bring awareness to the injustices that occur when we divide people into “us” vs. “them.”
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Turning Point: the Anniversary of Kristallnacht and Why We Remember
Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) is a violent moment in history that demonstrates the consequences of both targeted hate and passivity from bystanders.
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