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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.
From Reflection to Action: A Choosing to Participate Toolkit
This guide contains a flexible collection of activities, readings, lessons, and strategies designed to help you develop a meaningful civic education experience in your classroom.
Sacred Texts, Modern Questions
Designed for educators in Jewish settings, this resource connects biblical, rabbinic, and contemporary Jewish sources to moral questions of today.
Stitching Truth: Women's Protest Art in Pinochet's Chile
This resource helps students explore the courageous stories of the women in Chile who challenged the silence and terror imposed by Pinochet's dictatorship from 1973–1990.
Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Trace Eleanor Roosevelt's development into a renowned human rights leader and her pivotal role in creating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with this resource.
Rebecca Hamilton: Building a Permanent Anti-genocide Constituency
Rebecca Hamilton shares how she mobilized the Harvard community against genocide in Sudan.
Red Scarf Girl
Ji-li Jiang, author of the memoir Red Scarf Girl, brings to life her deeply personal story of survival during China's Cultural Revolution.
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Part One - Gold Mountain Dreams
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The first of a 3-part series explores the early years of Chinese immigration to the U.S.
Student Event with Author Patience Agbabi
Patience Agbabi, author, poet, and activist, discusses the impact of today’s choices on the future with Facing History UK’s Programme Associate Michelle Perkins. This event was made possible by Renaissance One.
Educators Value Facing History Professional Development
Educators and administrators discuss how Facing History professional development has helped prepare them to address important topics with their students.
‘63 Boycott: Today is Freedom Day
During the 1963 Chicago Public Schools Boycott, 225,000 students protested racial segregation and unequal conditions in Chicago's schools. This video features footage of the boycott and student participants' eyewitness accounts.
Art as Propaganda: The Nazi Degenerate Art Exhibit
Jonathan Petropoulos discusses the importance of the German 1937 Degenerate Art exhibit.