This explainer describes key characteristics of white nationalist ideology and clarifies related key-terms, such as “alt-right” and “white power.”
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Explore Facing History’s Educator Resources on Japanese American Incarceration
Facing History has a range of resources on Japanese and Japanese American incarceration (often referred to as "Japanese internment") during World War II that you can use to accompany the Righting a Wrong poster exhibition.
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Eyes on the Prize in the Classroom: Voices from the Civil Rights Movement
Watch this webinar to hear Mr. Charles Mauldin, Selma March youth leader, reflect on his experiences as a student activist and the power of young people to spark social change, both during the civil rights movement and today.
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Fostering Civil Discourse in Our Students
Learn effective strategies to share with your students so that during the summer they can better listen, empathize and engage in the world around them.
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Give Bigotry No Sanction Readings
Facing History and Ourselves has curated a collection of readings, written by staff members and scholars, that touch on the echoes of the letter exchange between George Washington and the Hebrew congregation of Newport. These readings address issues of religion, difference, and identity, and suggest that reflecting on these issues is just as important today as it was in 1790.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
How Can We Evaluate If an Election Is Free and Fair?
This Teaching Ideas uses our Free and Fair Elections Explainer to help students reflect on the importance of elections, define the phrase “free and fair elections,” and learn about electoral systems in their region.
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Race in US History
In a Hate Crime Against Jussie Smollett, Echoes of History
Because new information has emerged that calls into question the occurrence of the alleged attack on Jussie Smollett, we have removed this teaching idea. Regardless of the facts surrounding this particular incident, Facing History affirms the importance of helping students confront and understand the reality of hate crimes and the legacy of the violent past in the United States and around the world.
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Indigenous Rights and Controversy over Hawaii’s Maunakea Telescope
Provide students with historical context for understanding the protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope on Maunakea and help them explore the reasons why many Native Hawaiians oppose its construction.
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Race in US History
Kamala Harris, Shirley Chisholm, and the Power of Representation
Use this Teaching Idea to help students learn about Shirley Chisholm’s ground-breaking career and the significance of Vice President Kamala Harris’s election.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Key Dates in Colonial American Religious History
The letter exchange between George Washington and the Hebrew congregation of Newport was not the only landmark event in the early history of America that dealt with issues of religious freedom and identity. Seixas’ letter and Washington’s subsequent response exist within a timeline of many other events during which the newly formed country faced those issues. Continue reading below for information about some of those events.
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Legacies of the Reconstruction Era
Watch this webinar to learn how you can explore the legacies of the Reconstruction Era with your students.
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The Reconstruction Era
Memory, Legacy and the Reconstruction Era: A Conversation with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Watch to examine the way the Reconstruction Era is remembered and the impact of its various legacies in contemporary society.
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