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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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February One
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This video tells about the men who started the lunch counter sit-ins in Greensboro, NC.
Finding Safety in Italy
Holocaust survivor Esther Bem describes the people in Northern Italy who protected her and her family during World War II.
Foreigners in the Their Own Land (1565-1880)
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Part one of Latino Americans, this film shows how conquest, shifting borders and dispossession shaped Hispano culture and identity in former Mexican territories of the Southwestern United States.
Big Paper Examples
This handout contains images for a Big Paper activity where students explore examples of people promoting belonging and safety.
The Intersecting Histories of the Holocaust and Wartime North Africa
Professors Sarah Abrevaya Stein and Aomar Boum explore the intersecting histories of the Holocaust and wartime North Africa, highlighting the realities of legislation and action that impacted the region.
Viewing Guide for "The Intersecting Histories of the Holocaust and Wartime North Africa"
This handout contains questions that guide students' viewing and prompt discussion on the video "The Intersecting Histories of the Holocaust and Wartime North Africa".
Found Poem Graphic Organizer for “The Holocaust and North Africa: Resistance in the Camps”
Students use this handout to complete a Found Poem activity based on the video “The Holocaust and North Africa: Resistance in the Camps."
Seeking Civil Rights
This reading describes the efforts of Armenian people to demand civil rights in 1895.
“Marking the Days of Awe in Sidi Aziz (1942)”
This document is an excerpt from the writing of Amishadai Guetta, a Libyan Jew who was interned in a camp called Sidi Aziz.
“An Algerian Muslim’s Memories of Internment”
This is an excerpt from the diary of Mohammed Arezki Berkani, an Algerian Muslim who was imprisoned by the Vichy government in 1941 for his anti-colonial activities.
Humanitarian Intervention
This reading details ways that Americans intervened on behalf of Ottoman Armenians.