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Cover art for Brown Girl Dreaming book by Jacqueline Woodson. Silhouette of a young girl reading a book with a sunny sky behind her.

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Race in US History

Brown Girl Dreaming

Through using free-verse poetry, the author shares her childhood memories of growing up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement.

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Democracy & Civic Engagement

Building Community: Rwandan and American Students Reflect

U.S. and Rwandan students learn leadership skills together through a Facing History program.

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Bullying & Ostracism

Bully

Five children and their families are followed over the course of a school year to offer insight into different facets of America’s bullying crisis.

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Global Immigration

Chicano!

The Mexican-American civil rights movement (1965-1975) is recorded in this four-part series. Pivotal events concerning land, labor, education, and political empowerment are examined.

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Justice & Human Rights

China: A Century of Revolution

This first-hand look at China's tumultuous history examines the country's social, political, and cultural upheaval through eyewitness accounts, archival film footage, and commentary.

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Race in US History

Choices in Little Rock

This resource investigates the choices made by the Little Rock Nine and others in the Little Rock community during the civil rights movement during efforts to desegregate Central High School in 1957.

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Race in US History

Civil Rights Movement

Choices in Little Rock Unit Outline for Teachers

This unit outline includes an instructional pathway for teaching our original resource, Choices in Little Rock.

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Democracy & Civic Engagement

Choosing To Participate (revised edition)

This resource features stories of civic participation and social change that inspire conversation among students about the importance of participation in a community, nation, and world.

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Race in US History

Come Walk in My Shoes

This award-winning documentary provides a first-person perspective on the non-violent protests that challenged segregation laws in the South and led to the passage of the Voting RIghts Act in 1965.

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Race in US History

Common Core Writing Prompts and Strategies: Choices in Little Rock

This resource provides writing prompts and strategies that align our Choices in Little Rock unit with the expectations of the Common Core State Standards.

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Race in US History

Common Core Writing Prompts and Strategies: Civil Rights Historical Investigation

This resource provides writing prompts and strategies that align Civil Rights Historical Investigations with the expectations of the Common Core State Standard.

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