United States [1890-1933]
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American Idealist Lesson 1: What Is an Idealist?This lesson is part of the American Idealist Unit Why should students study the life of Sargent Shriver? While there are many ways to answer this question, one answer that inspired the production of this film was the belief that Shriver's life offers important lessons about the power of idealism to solve social problems such as poverty, to promote peace, and to nurture civic participation. | Lesson Plan | 08/06/2008 - 11:06 |
American Idealist Lesson 2: Sargent Shriver and Public ServiceThis lesson is part of the American Idealist Unit In a speech to university students in 1965, Sargent Shriver remarked, "Built into each individual's experience must be an occasion for giving, a task of humanity, an act of sharing and sacrifice. | Lesson Plan | 08/06/2008 - 15:59 |
American Idealist: The Story of Sargent ShriverThe film American Idealist: The Story of Sargent Shriver tells the story of a man who exemplified what it means to be a public servant. From his youth volunteering in tenement housing with his father, to his service in the military, to his role as director of the Peace Corps and the War on Poverty, Shriver consistently strived to live up to his belief that "[O]f all of our ideals none surpasses the importance of service. | Unit | 08/06/2008 - 16:52 |
Armenian Genocide Lesson Five: American Responses to the Armenian GenocideAs American newspapers turned attention to the unfolding horrors within the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the 20th century, leaders in the United States and other countries struggled to find an appropriate response to what was recognized as a massive violation provides an opportunity to recognize the ways people can work today to prevent neighbor from turning against neighbor. | Lesson Plan | 03/19/2008 - 13:52 |
Armenian Genocide Lesson Seven: Nation BuildingThis lesson examines the role of the United States in nation building, and specifically the US role in facilitating the establishment of an independent Armenia. After World War I, the "League of Nations" used mandates to rebuild conquered nations (see Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations). | Lesson Plan | 03/19/2008 - 14:11 |
Choosing to ParticipateThis book examines how Americans have chosen to participate in the democratic process. It is about people who have volunteered their time and resources over the course of history to improve some aspect of their society. | Publication | 03/09/2008 - 13:28 |
Eugenics and Civic Biology: An Exploration of Buck vs. Bell
This lesson outline encourages
students to explore the historical implications of the modern eugenics
movement. Students can develop a deeper understanding of the ways in
which the idea of "race" influenced public policy in the United States
throughout the first half of the 20th century. | Lesson Plan | 02/24/2008 - 14:50 |
Eugenics and the Progressive Era: Living Newspapers
This lesson outline invites
students to investigate the complicated history of the Progressive Era,
with a focus on the influence of the eugenics movement on public policy
and social discourse. Readings from Race and Membership in American
History: The Eugenics Movement are used in conjunction with a variety
of suggested resources and websites. | Lesson Plan | 02/24/2008 - 14:52 |
Faces of the Feebleminded"Faces of the Feebleminded" an excerpt from the documentary Forgotten Ellis Island, explains how psychologist Henry Goddard used facial characteristics and testing to classify inherited intelligence during the eugenics movement. | Facing Today | 04/08/2008 - 13:10 |
From Slavery to Civil Rights: Impressions on Educational InequalityRobert Moses, an organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the lead strategist behind Freedom Summer, founder and president of the Algebra Project, was a keynote speaker at Pursuing Human Dignity, a conference sponsored by Facing History and Ourselves and Harvard Law School. | Video Clip | 03/11/2008 - 10:16 |
