Learn about psychologist Stanley Milgram’s experiments on obedience and the insight they offer into the motives of Nazi perpetrators.
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Holocaust
Choices that Define Us
Explore three stories of choices people made during World War II and consider their complexities, their impact, and what they can teach about human behavior.
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Holocaust
Reserve Police Battalion 101
Investigate perpetrator behavior with historian Christopher Browning’s study of the men of a police unit that killed Jews during World War II.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
A Societal Obligation: Wes Moore on Community Responsibility
Author Wes Moore discusses society’s obligation to ask why avoidable tragedies happen.
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Bullying & Ostracism
Angello Portillo at the 2013 Los Angeles Benefit Dinner
Angello Portillo tells about being a bully in middle school and reflects on Facing History
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Anna Nolin on Being Proactive
Anna Nolin discusses the importance of being proactive in preventing bullying
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Race in US History
Clark Doll Study
Psychologists Mamie and Kenneth Clark prove a connection between segregation and low self-esteem
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Connections for Investigation One
- What is empathy? What is compassion? When have you felt empathy and/or compassion for something or someone? What provoked this feeling in you? Did you do anything as a result?
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Connections for Investigation Two
- If you had the opportunity to interview Nicholas Kristof, what would you want to ask him?
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Conspiracy Theories - Kwame Anthony Appiah
Kwame Anthony Appiah explains why the human mind is attracted to conspiracy theories.
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Creating "We and They": Kwame Anthony Appiah
Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses how and why humans create a “we and they” distinction.
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Creating the Conditions for Tolerance - Kwame Anthony Appiah
Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses some factors that create conditions for prejudice or tolerance in a society.
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