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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.
Being Jewish in the United States (en español)
Explore the complexity of Jewish identity with reflections from three teenagers about what being Jewish means to them. This resource is in Spanish.
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (en español)
Learn about the largest act of resistance by Jews against the Nazis, mounted by prisoners of the Warsaw ghetto. This resource is in Spanish.
What Do We Do with a Difference? (en español)
A poem by James Berry invites us to question the ways we as individuals and societies react to difference. This resource is in Spanish.
The Night of the Pogrom (en español)
In Spanish, learn what incited Kristallnacht and get insight into the experiences of Jews in Germany on the night of horrendous violence in November 1938.
Le pogrom de la Nuit de Cristal
Découvrez ce qui a incité à la Nuit de Cristal et ayez un aperçu des expériences des Juifs en Allemagne lors de la nuit d’horrible violence de novembre 1938.
Thoroughly Reprehensible Behavior (en español)
In Spanish, read a report from the disciplinary hearing of a German college student who chose to help his Jewish neighbors after Kristallnacht.
Un comportement parfaitement répréhensible
Lisez le rapport de l’audience disciplinaire d’un étudiant allemand qui a choisi d’aider ses voisins juifs après la Nuit de Cristal.
Excerpts from the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment (en español)
In Spanish, this reading contains excerpts from the Emanicipation Proclimation and the Thirteenth Amendment.
Petition from the Colored Washerwomen (en español)
In Spanish, in 1866, Black women laundry workers in Jackson, Mississippi, joined together to protest low wages.
José's Story (en español)
In Spanish, in this personal narrative a young person shares their experience coming out to family as a gay, Latino, Catholic man and their social justice work at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center.
Viewing Guide for "The Political Struggle" Part Two (en español)
In Spanish, this handout provides questions that guide students' viewing and prompt discussion on the video "The Political Struggle."