United States [1933-1945]
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After a Fight to Survive, One to Succeed(New York Times, March 9, 2008) The article, "After a Fight to Survive, One to Succeed," tells the story of the hardships Jewish immigrants to the United States endured after surviving the Nazis. | Facing Today | 03/27/2008 - 11:01 |
America and the HolocaustThis study guide accompanies the documentary America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference and offers a disturbing look at the choices Americans made at a time when the Germans were labeling, isolating, humiliating, and eventually murdering European Jews and others they considered "undesirable. | Publication | 01/24/2008 - 16:49 |
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 |
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 |
Farewell to ManzanarFarewell to Manzanar begins on the first Sunday in December of 1941, the day Japan launched a surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It is a day that changes Jeanne's life and the lives of everyone in her family. | Publication | 02/23/2008 - 19:26 |
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 |
From Theory to Classroom: Eugenics and Education
This outline suggests several
ways for students to make the critical connection between the American
Eugenics movement and the emergence of Nazi race science during the
1920s and 1930s. While distinct, both movements relied upon social and
political policy makers to bring their ideology to bear upon American
and German citizens. | Lesson Plan | 02/24/2008 - 18:29 |
