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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
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Eric Liu on Citizen Power
Civic entrepreneur Eric Liu discusses how citizens learn to use their power to make positive change.
The Birthday Party
Gain insight into the pressures that compelled young people and their families to support Nazi youth organizations with this story about a member of the Hitler Youth.
The Birthday Party (en español)
Gain insight into the pressures that compelled young people and their families to support Nazi youth organizations with this story about a member of the Hitler Youth. This resource is in Spanish.
A Commandant’s View
Get insight into how a commander at a Nazi death camp viewed his victims and coped with his actions.
A Commandant’s View (en español)
In Spanish, get insight into how a commander at a Nazi death camp viewed his victims and coped with his actions.
"Miss American"
Arch Oboler’s 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).
W.E.B. Du Bois Reflects on the Purpose of History
In 1935, W. E. B. Du Bois published an influential book titled Black Reconstruction in America. This audio excerpt, from a chapter titled “The Propaganda of History,” questions the ways in which Reconstruction was being studied and taught at the time.
Studs Terkel Interview with Emma Tiller
Studs Terkel interviews Emma Tiller, a cook who describes how African Americans would feed people who were in need during the Great Depression, without any regard to their skin color.
“Heil Hitler!”: Lessons of Daily Life
Get a glimpse into the daily lives of children in Nazi Germany, and consider how the Nazis “educated” Germany’s youth.
Speech by President Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address
This is an audio recording of President Lincoln's second inaugural address (March 4, 1865).
Voices in the Dark
Read a German Jew’s firsthand account of an antisemitic incident on a train in Weimar Germany.