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Civic Choices
Explore the efforts of leaders and activists advocating for indigenous rights and culture, including young people using their history and culture to build bridges toward others and the future.
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Holocaust
The Individual and Society
How does our society shape the way we define ourselves and others? Explore some of the dilemmas people experience when others perceive them differently than they define themselves.
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Holocaust
We and They
Discover how societies throughout history have defined membership based on ideas about human similarities and differences, such as race, religion, and nation.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
About The Project
Presented by Facing History and Ourselves in partnership with the George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom, the Give Bigotry No Sanction project, is anchored in George Washington’s 1790 Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island—a foundational document of religious tolerance. The project inspires thoughtful conversations about matters of religious freedom in our increasingly diverse society.
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Bullying & Ostracism
Additional Resources
Explore a list of Facing History resources as well as other digital tools focused on combating bullying and ostracism.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Additional Resources for the Film Reporter
View a list of articles, photos and more that will help you further explore the themes covered in Reporter.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Additional Resources from Danny Wilcox Frazier
See more resources from photographer Danny Wilcox Frazier.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Additional Resources on Religion and Freedom
Interested in learning more about issues of religion in America and issues of faith, identity, and belonging? Check out these additional resources from other organizations.
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Bullying & Ostracism
Anna Nolin
Anna Nolin is the principal at Wilson Middle School in Natick, Massachusetts. She is also an adjunct professor at Framingham State College.
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Bullying & Ostracism
Bullying: A Case Study in Ostracism - About This Project
The Ostracism Case Study grew out of the Harvard-Facing History and Ourselves research on improving inter-group relations among youth funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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Global Immigration
Civic Dilemmas Glossary
Our readings about religion and immigration contain terms that may not be familiar to all students. Use this glossary to brush up on the definitions.
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Everything you need to get started teaching your students about racism, antisemitism and prejudice.