United States [1800-1879]
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Becoming American: Immigration ExperiencesThis lesson considers the process of becoming "American" and looks at what makes someone an American. Is it customs? Language? Traditions? Citizenship? The lesson focuses on the experiences of Chinese and Jewish immigrants in America during the late 1800s. | Lesson Plan | 03/26/2008 - 11:49 |
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 |
Family NameFamily Name, the documentary, traces the efforts of filmmaker Macky Alston to uncover the history that unites three present-day families that share his last name-two are black and one is white. In the film, Alston shares the journey he took to learn more about his name, his family history, and ultimately, himself. | Publication | 02/23/2008 - 19:23 |
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 |
Look What a Wonder: A Gospel Musical by Walter RobinsonLook What A Wonder, Walter Robinson's gospel musical, tells the story of a black family in South Carolina between 1821 and 1822. Denmark Vesey is a free black man in a community of approximately 3,000 free blacks and 60,000 slaves. | Publication | 07/02/2008 - 13:04 |
Memphis: Building CommunityDay in and day out, our morning newspapers and evening newscasts document the consequences of our failure to value one another. It is a failure of truly global proportions. Memphis: Building Community recalls the voices of a few courageous individuals who tried to promote democracy by shattering the barriers that divide the people of Memphis and the nation. | Publication | 02/23/2008 - 20:11 |
Race, Democracy, and Citizenship: The American Ideal
Since the birth of
the United States as a republic, ideas of citizenship have been tied
closely to misconceptions about race and identity. This lesson uses
resources from Race and Membership in American History as well as various documentary videos to explore this complicated relationship. | Lesson Plan | 03/16/2008 - 21:43 |
Race: Origins and Legacies of A Modern Construct
This lesson
outline explores the complicated philosophical roots of the concept of
"race," and traces its legacies to the eugenics movement in the United
States during the early 20th century. | Lesson Plan | 03/06/2008 - 15:18 |
Resistance to Anti-Miscegenation Laws
This lesson
outline explores both the emergence of, and reaction to, racist and
anti-miscegenation laws during the Progressive Era. Readings from Race and Membership in American History are used in conjunction with several new videos available from Facing History's Lending Library. | Lesson Plan | 03/16/2008 - 22:51 |
