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Facing History Scholar Reflections: World War I
Dr. Paul Bookbinder provides an overview of World War I and its consequences.
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Facing History in 60 Seconds
There are many classes that teach science, math, and English. There’s only one that teaches us to be more human.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Faith in Chaos- Pep Bonet and Sara Terry
This video profiles Pep Bonet’s and Sara Terry’s photo exhibition on the amputees resulting from the civil war in Sierra Leone.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
From Reflection to Action: A Choosing to Participate Toolkit
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Global Immigration
Genocide & Mass Violence
From War-torn Afghanistan to Facing History: Mohammed Sayed at the 2013 New England Benefit Dinner
Mohammed S. speaks about what he learned through Facing History.
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Justice & Human Rights
Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Holocaust, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Scholar Allida Black describes how former first lady and human rights activist Eleanor Roosevelt worked to develop the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Hard Times, Hard Choices: Political Decisions in the Weimar Republic
History teacher Brittany Burns' class at Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, Massachusetts, studies the fall of Weimar Germany.
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Holocaust
Heil Hitler: Confessions of a Hitler Youth
Alfons Heck recalls how he became a high-ranking member of the Hitler Youth. He talks about the importance of peer pressure and propaganda to Hitler's ability to recruit eight million German children to participate in the "war effort."
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
History Happens Here: The Riot at Christie Pits
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.
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Holocaust
Holocaust and Human Behavior Program
Explore the website of our core resource to get online readings, primary sources, and short documentary films on the challenging history of the Holocaust.
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Holocaust and Human Behavior in the Classroom
Teachers at Animo Jackie Robinson Charter High School use our Holocaust and Human Behavior resource and journey of discovery about oneself and others ("Scope and Sequence") to help students think critically about history and make informed choices.
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Race in US History
I Had Come Face to Face with Evil: Leon Bass Talks about his Experiences of Racism
Leon Bass describes his encounters with racism when he joined for the U.S. Army in 1943.
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