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Democracy & Civic Engagement

Civic Dilemmas

The readings in this collection explore the nature of identity, belonging, tolerance, and difference in our increasingly global society.

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Large crowd of citizens gathering in solidarity with refugees. Some are holding up UNHCR signs.
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance

Standing Up to Hatred and Intolerance

Address today's global challenges with lesson plans focused on current events including the refugee crisis and contemporary antisemitism.

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Bullying & Ostracism

Using Bully in the Classroom

Use clips from the film BULLY, along with additional classroom resources, to address issues of ostracism, bullying, and encourage upstander behavior in your school and classroom.

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Democracy & Civic Engagement

What Makes Democracy Work?

Explore definitions of democracy, citizenship, and civic participation through new lessons, readings, audio interviews and more.

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Chicago Public Schools Curriculum Project

Facing History and Chicago Public Schools are partnering to provide curriculum and professional development for 8th grade Social Science and high school World and American History classes. 

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Holocaust

Choosing to Rescue

Sociologist Nechama Tec explores the story of one woman, Stefa Dworek - a Polish Christian - and her motivation to shelter a Jewish woman during the Holocaust. If caught rescuing a Jew during this time, Stefa would have faced imprisonment or worse. Yet about 2 percent of the Polish Christian population chose to hide Jews in a nation known for its long history of antisemitism.

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Explainer
Democracy & Civic Engagement

Explainer: Political Polarization in the United States

This Explainer defines the term political polarization and provides information on how it impacts US politics and society.

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Explainer
Race in US History
Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance

Explainer: White Nationalism

This explainer describes key characteristics of white nationalist ideology and clarifies related key-terms, such “alt-right” and “white power.”

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Holocaust

Let The World Know!

Two Jews meet with a Polish courier during the Grossaktion Warsaw in summer 1942, imploring him to tell the world what was happening to Jews.

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Global Immigration
Race in US History

Lost in Translation

Rapper Ruby Ibarra reflects on her Filipino-American experience and the role of language in this spoken-word poem.

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Holocaust
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Race & Membership/Eugenics

Memphis Exploratory

Lead middle school students in an examination of identity, membership and belonging, and civic participation through an analysis of historical case studies and literature.

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Race in US History
Race & Membership/Eugenics
Civil Rights Movement

Resources for Black History Month

Black History Month is more than a celebration of selected achievements by a talented few. It is a time for students, educators, and historians to deeply examine pivotal moments of the African American experience. The historical impact of African Americans on the story of America is profound and ongoing – but it is within the study of this history that we become better equipped to wrestle with the challenges and opportunities around contemporary discussions of racism.

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