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Banned Books Week: Celebrate the Freedom to Read with Graphic Novels
September 21-27 is Banned Books Week in the United States, an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and to express our own views, and share the views of others.
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Battling Homophobia at East Side Community High School
Facing History in New York, in partnership with WNYC Radio’s Radio Rookies program, helps public high school students develop digital storytelling skills through the Neighborhood to Neighborhood project. Each year, students in the program tackle complex questions about identity, race, education, and crime and violence in their communities. Using interviewing skills and multimedia tools, the students produce original visual and audio pieces.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Becoming an Activist for Yemen: An Alumna Profile
In a recent interview, Facing History alumna Amal Altareb spoke about the impact of Facing History on her development as a Yemeni-American student activist and aspiring policymaker.
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Behind the Essay: A Q&A with Student Contest Winner Cicada Scott
2016 Student Contest Winner Cicada Scott shares more about what it's like to be a non-binary gender teenager in this Q & A.
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Global Immigration
Believing in Britain
Ed Husain, author of The Islamist, grew up in a middle class immigrant family in London. In his memoir, he traces his path from primary school in the multicultural East End to his years in college as a religious extremist. After renouncing extremism, Husain moved to the Middle East, where, to his surprise, he felt stronger ties to the British society than ever before. Horrified by the July 7, 2005, terrorist attacks in London, Husain returned home to warn others about the dangers of religious extremism.
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Holocaust
Belonging
Three adults from different perspectives reflect on their experiences growing up in Germany under Hitler.
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Best of 2014: Top 5 Facing Technology Blog Posts
Reviewing the year we will soon be leaving behind, here are the Top Five Most Read Posts from Facing Technology
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Holocaust
Beyond the Stereotypes
James Luther Adams, a graduate of the Harvard Divinity School, recalls a moment of fear, and later kindness, while attending a Nazi rally in 1927.
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Memory and Memorials
Beyond the Textbook: Innovative Teachers Help Students Understand the Importance of Preserving Memory
Two Facing History teachers show their students the importance of preserving memory with a project funded by a Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grant.
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Breaking Off the Beaten Path to Challenge Students
Read how Facing History's professional development helped one teacher go beyond curriculum and lesson plans to have raw and relevant conversations with her students.
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Breathe Life Into Your Lessons By Applying Elements of Storytelling
In the classroom, the elements of storytelling can transform otherwise disconnected ideas into a compelling narrative.
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