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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.
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Social Studies
The Wooden Shoes
Cassania, a high school student in Boston who emigrated from Haiti, tells the story of a pair of wooden shoes her grandfather gave to her as a gift.
Using Facing History's "Stolen Lives" in the Classroom
Hear from a former teacher and a residential school survivor on how our "Stolen Lives" book and professional development workshops equip educators to teach and contextualize the topic of Indian Residential Schools in Canada.
Verifying the Story
Journalists discuss the difficulties they faced in verifying the facts after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
We Call Ourselves "Roma"
Scholar Margareta Matache explains significant moments in the history of the Roma people.
We May Use Words to Break the Prison: Elie Wiesel on Writing Night
Elie Wiesel explains that he wrote his memoir Night out of a duty to bear witness to his experiences in the Holocaust.
Wesley Lowery's Arrest
Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery describes how he was arrested in Ferguson, Missouri, and explains how freedom of the press was threatened during the protests.
What Kind of Asian Are You?
This short video satirizes the way we sometimes rely on stereotypes about race, ethnicity, and nationality to make assumptions about each other.
When Does "Us" Turn against "Them”?: Kwame Anthony Appiah
Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses why people categorize the world to make meaning of it.
Where Are You From From?
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Through the voices of ten young people living in Berlin, Germany; and New York, USA, Where Are You From From? highlights the insight of children of immigrants in two societies struggling with migration and national identity.
Monsters and Men: The Nazis at Nuremberg
Social psychologist James Edward Waller uses the stories of the Nazis at Nuremburg to discuss human capacity for evil.