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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.
A General's Responsibility: Matsui, Nanjing, and the Tokyo Trial
Scholar Beth Van Schaack discusses General Matsui Iwane’s involvement in the Nanjing atrocities.
#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.
‘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.
Defining Confirmation Bias
Reporters and media professionals define the term “confirmation bias,” and discuss its effect on how people approach and evaluate news and other information.
Citizen Watchdogs and the Future of News
Reporters, media professionals, and a graduate student explore the power of social media for sharing news and information, catalyzing social activism, and allowing citizens to play a watchdog role.
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Part Three - No Turning Back
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The third of a 3-part series explores the immigration laws of 1965, and intimate portraits of the new Chinese Americans
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Part Two - Between Two Worlds
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The second of a 3-part series explores the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Combating Confirmation Bias
Reporters and media professionals give suggestions for how to avoid our own biases when we consume news.
How We Respond to Images
Journalists, media professionals, and a high school student discuss the different ways that people respond to the news, including a particular photo taken during a Ferguson protest.
Hoxie: The First Stand
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This film tells the story of the school integration battle in Hoxie, Arkansas.
Freedom on My Mind
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This video tells the story of the Mississippi Voter Registration Project in the 1960s.