Since our Memphis office opened in 1992, Facing History has provided professional development and resources for over 3,439 area teachers. Our content and methodology enhance the goals and objectives of Tennessee's state frameworks, including history/social science and English/language arts, and the Common Core State Standards. Our semester-long Facing History high school elective course has been certified by the Tennessee Department of Education and is currently taught in 25 high schools. The Shelby County Schools have adopted Facing History units as a mandate for the social studies curriculum in grades 6-8. We also have a robust presence in over 30 independent and parochial schools. Our program staff works also works with schools in Chattanooga, TN and Louisville, KY. For more information about our work in the Memphis area, please contact us at (901) 452-1776.
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Memphis is made of Upstanders. Their stories can inspire all of us to build a better world.
This community artwork will honor upstanders in the Memphis community - those who chose to take positive action in the face of injustice. An artist will be selected to create the inspiring mural with the winning upstander nominations. It will be painted on the east wall of the Facing History office at 115 Huling Avenue, where it will be seen by hundreds of thousands of visitors to the National Civil Rights Museum and South Main District every year. Meet the selected upstanders here.
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Over 2,200 Memphis students poured into the Orpheum Theater on Tuesday to see Mona Golabek in The Pianist of Willesden Lane, a one-woman show that uses music to tell the story of Lisa Jura, a Jewish refugee during the Holocaust.
Facing History and Ourselves, with support from The Allstate Foundation, the Hold On To Your Music Foundation, and the Orpheum Theater will welcome over 2,500 students from a diverse array of Memphis schools for Mona Golabek’s performance, The Pianist of Willesden Lane, on March 7, 2017.
Facing History in Memphis recently launched the Memphis Neighborhood Schools Network, which will engage 11 schools from Midtown and Frayser in a deep dive info Facing History and Ourselves with the goal of improving an entire school’s culture.
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Facing History and Ourselves is actively used in history, literature, interdisciplinary, government and specially designed Facing History electives in schools all over Tennessee. In addition to being incorporated into K-12 schools, Facing History is also taught in colleges and universities. Our program associates work with educators to help them use these materials in the most appropriate ways.
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Urban Education at Douglass High School Students in Memphis experience moments of reflection in a Facing History elective course. |
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Overwhelmed "Wire" Actress Sonja Sohn on Urban Education The actress and activist speaks with Facing History audiences about the power of education |
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Civil Rights Field Trip Mahal shares her experiences on a field trip to Memphis’ National Civil Rights Museum. |
