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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.
"Of Course He Votes the Democratic Ticket" (1876)
A political cartoon by Thomas Nast from Harper’s Weekly depicts the intimidation techniques that the Democratic Party used to suppress the votes of Black Southerners in the election of 1876.
![This cartoon depicts the intimidation techniques that the Democratic Party used to suppress southern black votes in the election of 1876.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Civil_Rights_1876_OfCourseHeVotesDemocraticTicket_FH140924.jpg?h=048697cd&itok=yGulA3CJ)
"Of Course He Votes the Democratic Ticket” (en español)
Wood engraving by Thomas Nast from Harper’s Weekly (1876)
![This cartoon depicts the intimidation techniques that the Democratic Party used to suppress southern black votes in the election of 1876.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Civil_Rights_1876_OfCourseHeVotesDemocraticTicket_FH140924.jpg?h=048697cd&itok=yGulA3CJ)
Somewhere There is Still a Sun
Resilience shines throughout a boy's firsthand, present-tense account of life in the Terezin concentration camp during the Holocaust.
![Somewhere There Is Still a Sun Book Cover.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/somewhere-there-is-still-a-sun-cover.jpeg?h=ac700f86&itok=udqiCiRM)
Parallel Journeys
Alternating chapters contrast the wartime experiences of two young Germans—Helen Waterford, who was interned in a Nazi concentration camp, and Alfons Heck, a member of the Hitler Youth.
![Parallel Journeys Book Cover.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/parallel-journeys-cover.jpeg?h=91d5dbcf&itok=H_NmhUiP)
Portrait of George Washington on the Dollar Bill (en español)
This is an image of the 1-dollar bill. This resource is in Spanish.
![Portrait of George Washington on the Dollar Bill](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/6%20%281%29.jpeg?h=50dc83c2&itok=RsuVNKU1)
10 Questions Framework Poster
Introduce students to the 10 Questions for Young Changemakers developed by Professor Danielle Allen from Harvard University and YPP Network.
![10 Questions Poster](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-10/The_10_Questions_Poster_01024_1.jpg?h=fa12e38a&itok=VvPLGPy0)
Somali Drought
A Somali soldier provides security as newly displaced Somalis gather at a camp in the Garasbaley area on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, March 28, 2017.
![A group of people in a camp in Somalia.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2017_DisplacedSomalis_FH2117411.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=QBQlm-zX)
South African President P. W. Botha
South African President Pieter Willem Botha speaks to the National Party in Durban, South Africa, 1986.
![Older white South African man behind a podium speaking and raising an open right hand.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/1986_SouthAfricanPresidentPWBotha_FH282026.jpg?h=a5f2f23a&itok=rp-QuN7D)
Venezuelan Migrants in Peru
Venezuelan citizens wait to receive temporary residence status at the immigration office in Lima, Peru, August 21, 2018.
![A woman sitting in a full waiting area looks at her passport.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2018_ImmigratioinOfficeinLima_FH289808.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=j9-Gqh5y)
Tyler Atkins' Twitter Post
On August 10, 2014, teenager Tyler Atkins posted these images on Twitter accompanied by the following tweet: “#IfTheyGunnedMeDown which picture would they use.”
![A Black teenager in a suit looks off in the distance while holding a saxophone.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/TylerAtkinsTwitterPhoto1_FH232563.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=pOaKvN9w)