Analyze the lyrics of two 1960s era songs about respect, by Otis Redding and The Staple Singers.
Analyze the lyrics of two 1960s era songs about respect, by Otis Redding and The Staple Singers.
Read the speech Susan B. Anthony delivered after being arrested for voting in a presidential election before women had gained the right to vote.
Consider quotes from South Africans about the nature of democracy and what makes it work.
Provide students with a biographical sketch that helps them understand Schindler’s evolution from a Nazi war profiteer to a rescuer.
Explore the lyrics of this song by the The Staple Singers and its message about obstacles to racial justice.
Read about eighteenth-century Imperialism, the Congress of Berlin, and W. E. B. Du Bois’ analysis of the profound consequences of Europe's colonization of Africa.
Three testimonies from survivors of the Nanjing Atrocities are included here. They are only three of many and each has been translated from Mandarin Chinese. All include memories of extreme acts of violence and trauma. Gender violence is prominent in each testimony and great care and sensitivity should be considered in any use with students.
The following article from the Chicago Sun-Times describes a meeting between Parkland and Chicago students during their Road to Change tour.
Read a German woman's account of her decision to murder several Jews under Nazi orders while living in occupied Poland.
Read a letter exchange between Adolf Hitler and President Paul von Hindenburg regarding a law that suspended Jews from positions of civil service in Nazi Germany.
Learn about the crucial historical moment in the civil rights struggle when the song "Soul Man" came into popularity.
Get the lyrics of Isaac Hayes and David Porter's song popularized during the civil rights movement "Soul Man."