Memphis, TN
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A visit with a Memphis Facing History Elective TeacherFacing History and Ourselves just completed an amazing third year of offering a high school semester elective course in both Memphis and Shelby County Schools. There are 20 schools offering the elective-literally quadrupling over the last three years. | Profile | 02/23/2008 - 10:42 |
Assisi Foundation Middle School InitiativeThe Memphis office has completed the first year and a half of a three year grant from the Assisi Foundation, which will ultimately result in Facing History and Ourselves units in every 6th, 7th, and 8th grade social studies course in both the Memphis City (MCS) and Shelby County School (SCS) Systems. In 2007, we conducted four three-day Choices in Little Rock workshops, which trained every 8th grade U. | News | 02/22/2008 - 14:43 |
Congressman John Lewis Describes Sit-InsCongressman John Lewis, a veteran of the civil rights movement, recalls the purpose of sit-ins: "By sitting in, or sitting down, in the 1960s as students, we were really standing up for the very best in the American tradition. | Video Clip | 06/26/2008 - 10:37 |
Congressman John Lewis on the Civil Rights MovementForty years ago Congressman John Lewis could never have imagined that he could become a member of the House of Representatives. He speaks of the lessons of the civil rights movement: how Americans must come together "to create one house, one family" because "history teaches us we are all in the same boat. | Video Clip | 06/26/2008 - 11:17 |
Congressman John Lewis Remembers Freedom RidesCongressman John Lewis speaks about the Freedom Rides of 1961, when he was part of a group of 7 white people and 6 black people traveling on buses from Washington, DC, to Mississippi as part of an effort to desegregate public transportation in the South. | Video Clip | 06/26/2008 - 10:17 |
Congressman John Lewis Speaks about NonviolenceCongressman John Lewis recalls how he and other young people studied Thoreau, Gandhi, and King to learn about nonviolence and accept it as a way of life. According to Lewis, "the means and the ends are inseparable. | Video Clip | 06/26/2008 - 10:27 |
Congressman John Lewis Talks about Bringing the Country Together (and his Aunt's Shotgun House)Congressman John Lewis tells the story of his aunt's "shotgun house," drawing a parallel between his family's efforts to keep the house grounded during a storm and the efforts of American citizens to bring the country together. | Video Clip | 06/26/2008 - 11:34 |
Frank McRae Recalls Marching in the Civil Rights MovementMinister Frank McRae recalls marching in the civil rights movement, and coming to understand the significance of a black marcher's sign declaring "I am a man." | Video Clip | 07/21/2008 - 10:31 |
Grades 11 & 12 Elective World History
The course draws from the content and
methodology of Facing History and Ourselves. Facing History is an
international education foundation focusing on curriculum and teacher
development. Since 1976 Facing History has engaged teachers and
students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice,
and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane
and informed citizenry. | Curriculum Outline | 03/29/2008 - 12:09 |
Jewish Ed Program Brings Parents and Students TogetherOne hundred and twenty five parents and students, representing Jewish day schools and supplementary schools, gathered at Temple Israel on December 2, 2007 for Facing History and Ourselves' third annual Jewish Education Program. | News | 02/22/2008 - 14:44 |
