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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers
Shamiela Fataar, a 46-year-old single mother of three young children, stands proudly in front of her temporary dwelling along Symphony Way in Cape Town, South Africa. The informal settlement was forcibly disbanded in February 2008.
#IfTheyGunnedMeDown
Journalists explore social media activism by discussing #IfTheyGunnedMeDown, a Twitter hashtag response to what was seen as racism and stereotypes in the images featured in the media.
The Death of Hector Pieterson
The iconic photograph of the dead body of Hector Pieterson, age 13, being carried by Mbuyisa Makhuba alongside his sister, received global attention, exposing the world to the horrors of the apartheid government.
The Defiance Campaign
A group of resisters proudly pose after their release from prison in Durban during the Defiance Campaign Against Unjust Laws, 1952.
The Great Trek
Dutch colonists (Boers) load supply-filled wagons in preparation for their migration into the interior of South Africa in the 1830s.
The National Coal Strikes: The Miner Emerges
Artist Boardman Robinson drew ‘The Miner Emerges’ in response to the National Coal Strikes in 1912 in the United Kingdom and the United States.
The World after World War I
World War I hastened the crumbling of several empires, while others retained their global power. Compare this map of the 1920 world to a map of empires in 1914.
Triumph of the Will Propaganda Film
Leni Riefenstahl's documentary-style film glorified Hitler and the Nazi Party. It was shot at the 1934 Nazi Party congress and rally in Nuremberg.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Residential school survivor Joe George of the Tselei-Waututh First Nation (right) and elder Marie George embrace at a proceeding of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada in 2013.
Tswana and Venda Wedding
This Tswana-Venda wedding demonstrates the continued importance of traditional culture in contemporary South African society.