During this webinar, you will be introduced to teaching about the Reconstruction era using an approach that helps students connect this history to their own lives and the choices they make today.
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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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#IfTheyGunnedMeDown
Journalists explore social media activism by discussing #IfTheyGunnedMeDown, a Twitter hashtag response to what was seen as racism and stereotypes in the images featured in the media.
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American Creed Introduction with Condoleezza Rice and David Kennedy
In this clip from the documentary American Creed, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and historian David Kennedy discuss the essential questions that the film focuses on.
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American Creed: A Living Room Conversation: Mark Meckler and Joan Blades, Tea Party and MoveOn
In this clip from American Creed, Mark Meckler, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, and Joan Blades, co-founder of Moveon.org, engage in a conversation with the goal of fostering understanding through civil discourse.
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And Then They Came for Us
This history of Japanese American internment during World War II is retold in this documentary from Abby Ginzberg and Ken Schneider. It also follows Japanese American activists today as they speak out against the Muslim registry and travel ban.
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As American as Public School: 1900-1950
This program recalls how massive immigration, child labor laws, and the explosive growth of cities fueled school attendance and transformed public education.
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At the River I Stand
This film reconstructs the events that led to the climax of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Part One - Gold Mountain Dreams
The first of a 3-part series explores the early years of Chinese immigration to the U.S.
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Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Part Three - No Turning Back
The third of a 3-part series explores the immigration laws of 1965, and intimate portraits of the new Chinese Americans
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Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Part Two - Between Two Worlds
The second of a 3-part series explores the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act
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Becoming an Activist: A Conversation with Dolores Huerta
Explore our lessons on the United Farm Workers and learn about Dolores Huerta's life work and current activism.
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