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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.
German Troops in Paris
German troops parade past the Arc de Triomphe in Paris after they occupied the city in June 1940.
Girl Walking to School, Mthatha
A child walks to school through the barren village of Qunu, South Africa, located just outside of the town of Mthatha.
Hannah Höch, The Kitchen Knife, 1919
Hannah Höch's work, including The Kitchen Knife, consists primarily of collages often made from photographs.
Indian Fruit Sellers
Indian merchants, who initially operated in Durban, expanded inland to Transvaal, establishing communities and settlements between Johannesburg and Durban.
Jan van Riebeeck Arrives, 1652
The arrival of Jan van Riebeeck, a Dutch navigator and colonial administrator, at Table Bay (Cape of Good Hope) marked the beginning of permanent European settlement in the region.
Marion Pritchard
Marion Pritchard holds Erika Polak, one of the children she saved from the Nazis. Working with the Dutch resistance, Pritchard helped to save more than 150 children during World War II.
Mazisi Kunene
Mazisi Kunene (1930-2006), a South African poet, educator and activist, was an active supporter and organizer of the anti-apartheid movement in Europe and Africa. He later became South Africa’s poet laureate.
Mourners after Antisemitic Rampage in Poland
Mourners in Kielce, Poland, gather around coffins after townspeople killed 42 Jews in an antisemitic rampage in 1946.
Mourners Carry UDF Banner During Mass Funeral
A group of mourners carry a United Democratic Front Banner during a mass funeral for 18 black South Africans killed during the unrest in Duncan Village near East London, South Africa.
Nelson Mandela, 1937
A young Nelson Mandela poses for a photograph in Umtata shortly before moving to Fort Beaufort to attend Healdtown Comprehensive School.