In the first of the Facing History virtual Community Conversation Series, actor and activist George Takei discusses his family’s wrongful incarceration during World War II and how we can all take action against anti-Asian racism on the rise today.
Dr. Paul Bookbinder provides an overview of World War I and its consequences.
This video profiles Pep Bonet’s and Sara Terry’s photo exhibition on the amputees resulting from the civil war in Sierra Leone.
This video tells the story of the Mississippi Voter Registration Project in the 1960s.
Mohammed S. speaks about what he learned through Facing History.
Participants of 'The Great Migration' discuss their lives and their reasons for migrating.
Giles Hodges describes the riot that erupted in 1933 Toronto when a group of Nazi-inspired men raised a swastika flag at a local baseball game.
Journalists discuss the idea of bias and explain the processes they follow to combat bias in their reporting.
Kwame Anthony Appiah reflects on factors that affect our individual moral decision making.
Claude Steele describes the idea and effects of stereotype threat in our daily lives.
Author Wes Moore reflects on the very thin line that separates “us” from the “other.”
Journalists, media professionals, and a high school student discuss the different ways that people respond to the news, including a particular photo taken during a Ferguson protest.