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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.
Anti-Black, Anti-Jewish Ideology of National States Rights Party
Have students analyze an FBI report from the 1970s on a white supremacist party as part of a jigsaw activity.
National States Rights Party Membership Application
Have students analyze this application to a white supremacist party founded in the 1950s as part of a jigsaw activity.
Protestors Carrying Flags at 2017 Unite the Right Rally
Have students analyze a photo of demonstrators at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville as part of a jigsaw activity.
Unite the Right Rally Big Paper Sources
Use these photos and quotations from the 2017 Unite the Right to facilitate a silent conversation with your students about the events.
Hatred Data Fact Sheet
Have students analyze statistics about antisemitic attitudes in the United States as part of a jigsaw activity.
Hands Up, Don’t Shoot?
This handout includes what the DOJ concluded about the veracity of the “Hands up, don’t shoot!” claim, along with Attorney General Eric Holder’s comment about the larger context for the movement.
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.
Civic Self-Portrait
This handout help students explore what it means to “choose to participate” and to visualize the different elements of being a civic agent.
Front Page News on August 15, 2014
To further explore the power of images and the editorial choices made by different news agencies, have students compare the images and headlines featured on the front pages of a number of newspapers from August 15, 2014.
Police Officer in Ferguson
A member of the St. Louis County Police fires tear gas during demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 18, 2014.