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Disciples of Hatred, In Their Own Words and Images
The New York Times editorial " Disciples of Hatred, In Their Own Words and Images " discusses the Atlanta Center for Civil and Human Rights acquisition of hundreds of postcards from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century that depict the lynching of African Americans and the massive crowds that gathered to watch.
 Facing Today December 24, 2008
"I Had Come Face to Face with Evil": Leon Bass Talks about his Experiences of Racism
 Video Clip April 6, 2011
"Three Generations of Imbeciles"?

Critics of forced sterilization laws believed that they violated rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution. In 1924, eugenicists and their supporters decided to find out if the laws were constitutional. To do so, they needed someone who could challenge the law in the courts. They chose Carrie Buck of Virginia. At the age of 17 years old, she was pregnant and unmarried. Her mother, Emma, an inmate at the Lynchburg Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded, was rumored to have been a prostitute.

 Publication Readings January 3, 2012
A Celebration of "Progress"

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, expositions and fairs were a way of educating people not only about their nation and its place in the world but also about their own place in American society. In 1893, over 27 million people attended the World’s Columbian Exposition—an exposition that used architecture, artifacts, and “living exhibits” to celebrate “American progress.” Held in Chicago to mark the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas, it attracted over 13 million Americans—about one of every five people in the nation.

 Publication Readings January 3, 2012
A Pivotal Moment in the Civil Rights Movement
 Unit December 9, 2008
A World on Display

53 minutes

 Library Resource December 15, 2009
Africans in America

4 episodes, 90 minutes each on 4 VHS or 2 DVDs
Source: PBS Video

Africans in America considers the contradictions that lie at the heart of the founding of the American nation. The infant democracy pronounced all men to be created equal while enslaving one race to benefit another. In four 90-minute programs, this series explores the impact of slavery on Americans—black and white—from the first English settlement in 1607 to the brink of civil war in 1861.

1. The Terrible Transformation (1607-1750)

 Library Resource December 15, 2009
Attacks against Asian Students in Philly School

On December 3, 2009, twenty-six Asian students at South Philadelphia High School were assaulted both inside and outside the school by a large group consisting mostly of African Americans, Philly.com reports.

 Facing Today December 16, 2009
Attorney General Holder's Address for Black History Month
On Wednesday, February 18, 2009, Steven Holder, the first African American U.S.  Attorney General addressed the Department of Justice in a speech in honor of Black History Month. In this speech to the justice department in honor of Black History Month, Steven Holder spoke about the discomfort he believes many Americans feel about the issue of race.
 Facing Today February 24, 2009
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience

4 episodes, 90 minutes each
Source: PBS Video

What does it mean to become American? In interviews with historians, descendants, and recent immigrants, Bill Moyers explores this question through the experience of the Chinese in America.

 Library Resource December 15, 2009
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