Explore South Africa’s tumultuous history from the early interactions between white European settlers and native African tribes to the implementation of apartheid and the long struggle for democracy.
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"Miss American"
Arch Oboler’s 1938 radio play, performed by Katharine Hepburn, pleaded with American audiences to offer more aid to Jewish refugee children. It aired as the country debated over the Wagner-Rogers Bill (Joint Resolution 64).
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Genocide & Mass Violence,
The Nanjing Atrocities
December 13, 1937 Gallery
The beginning of the Nanjing Atrocities occurred with the Imperial Japanese Army’s occupation of the then capital city of China, Nanjing. These images capture the early days of the military occupation as well as offer a geographic orientation to the city confines.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Eboo Patel on Collaborating across Differences
Interfaith leader Eboo Patel talks about what it takes to build a healthy, religiously diverse democracy.
Explainer
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Explainer: Free and Fair Elections
This Explainer describes the standards that governments need to meet before, during, and after an election to ensure that the election is "free and fair."
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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Genocide & Mass Violence,
The Nanjing Atrocities
Expressions of Imperialism Gallery
The images in this gallery explore Japan’s imperialist pursuits and economic expansion into China through different visual mediums.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
John Carey on the Rule of Law
Political scientist John Carey discusses the importance of the rule of law in making democracy work.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Key Dates in Colonial American Religious History
The letter exchange between George Washington and the Hebrew congregation of Newport was not the only landmark event in the early history of America that dealt with issues of religious freedom and identity. Seixas’ letter and Washington’s subsequent response exist within a timeline of many other events during which the newly formed country faced those issues. Continue reading below for information about some of those events.
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Holocaust
Lesson 13: The Power of Propaganda/Formative Task
From A Teacher's Guide to Holocaust and Human Behavior: Five-Week Unit Outline, students analyze the following propaganda images used by the Nazis.
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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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Genocide & Mass Violence,
The Nanjing Atrocities
Meiji Period in Japan Gallery
The Meiji Period in Japan (1868-1912) included many institutional reforms attempting both to modernize as well as maintain their sovereignty. These images document efforts of modernization most evident in the military, civil government, education, and cultural institutions.
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