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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.
Who Is Human?
Consider the conflict in eighteenth-century US and France between the Enlightenment ideal of equality and the existence of deep social inequalities like slavery.
“Payos for Cornrows” by Aaron Samuels
In this spoken-word poem, Aaron Samuels reflects on his experience with the identities of Black and Jewish.
Hope Frye's Testimony on Child Migrant Detention
Immigration lawyer Hope Frye describes the conditions at child migrant detention centers in her congressional hearing testimony.
The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
This reading provides context and historical overview of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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Legal Challenges to Japanese American Incarceration
Learn about Gordon Hirabayashi and Fred Korematsu's Supreme Court cases challenging the legality of Japanese American incarceration.
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Japanese American Military Service and Protest During WWII
Learn about the complex history of Japanese American military service during World War II.
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Inside the Japanese American Campaign for Reparations
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In this interview with NPR, a former incarceree recounts the redress campaign’s challenges, the realities of incarceration camps, and implications for other reparations movements.
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How History Led Japanese Americans to Stand with Immigrants
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This PBS news article recounts how history inspired Japanese Americans in Tacoma, Washington, to support immigrants’ rights in 2020.
Sanctions Against Representatives Pearson, Jones, and Zephyr
This reading contains information about the state representatives in Tennessee and Montana who were excluded from their legislatures.
What Might Be Causing Mental Health Issues in Teens?
This is an excerpt from The Atlantic article, “Why American Teens Are So Sad,” by Derek Thompson.
“I’m Not the Indian You Had in Mind”
Thomas King's poem explores the difference between stereotypes of Indigenous Peoples and how these people live their lives in contemporary Canada.