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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.
Rebecca Hamilton: Building a Permanent Anti-genocide Constituency
Rebecca Hamilton shares how she mobilized the Harvard community against genocide in Sudan.
Red Scarf Girl
Ji-li Jiang, author of the memoir Red Scarf Girl, brings to life her deeply personal story of survival during China's Cultural Revolution.
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Part One - Gold Mountain Dreams
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The first of a 3-part series explores the early years of Chinese immigration to the U.S.
Student Event with Author Patience Agbabi
Patience Agbabi, author, poet, and activist, discusses the impact of today’s choices on the future with Facing History UK’s Programme Associate Michelle Perkins. This event was made possible by Renaissance One.
Part Three: The Political Struggle, 1865-1866
Scholars discuss the different visions for Reconstruction held by Congress and President Johnson.
Part Two: Defining Freedom
Scholars discuss the evolution of the definition of freedom for emancipated slaves after the Civil War.
Educators Value Facing History Professional Development
Educators and administrators discuss how Facing History professional development has helped prepare them to address important topics with their students.
Using Your Voice Is a Political Choice
Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in US history, explains in this TED Talk why poetry is inherently political and stresses the value of speaking out despite your fears.
‘63 Boycott: Today is Freedom Day
During the 1963 Chicago Public Schools Boycott, 225,000 students protested racial segregation and unequal conditions in Chicago's schools. This video features footage of the boycott and student participants' eyewitness accounts.
"Kristallnacht": The November 1938 Pogroms
Scholars discuss the events of Kristallnacht, a series of violent attacks against Jews in Germany, Austria, and part of Czechoslovakia in November, 1938.
#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.