Analyze the lyrics of two 1960s era songs about respect, by Otis Redding and The Staple Singers.
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“If You’re Ready (Come Go with Me)” Lyrics
Explore the lyrics of this song by the The Staple Singers and its message about obstacles to racial justice.
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"Proving Oneself" in the East
Read a German woman's account of her decision to murder several Jews under Nazi orders while living in occupied Poland.
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"Restoring" Germany's Civil Service
Read a letter exchange between Adolf Hitler and President Paul von Hindenburg regarding a law that suspended Jews from positions of civil service in Nazi Germany (Spanish available).
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"Soul Man" Historical Background
Learn about the crucial historical moment in the civil rights struggle when the song "Soul Man" came into popularity.
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"Soul Man" Lyrics
Get the lyrics of Isaac Hayes and David Porter's song popularized during the civil rights movement "Soul Man."
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"The Battle for Work"
Learn about the Nazis’ job creation program during their first year in power, which pursued both reemployment and military rearmament.
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"The George Washington of Germany"
British Prime Minister David Lloyd George describes his admiration for Hitler's leadership in a 1936 newspaper article.
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"Unworthy to Live"
Learn about the Nazis’ medical killing program that was responsible for the murder of mentally and physically disabled people during World War II.
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1914: War or Peace?
Consider how nationalism and militarism in Europe in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries contributed to the outbreak of World War I.
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A Basic Feeling of Human Dignity
Diary entries from a Jewish woman imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen shed light on how prisoners in camps and ghettos were deprived of dignity (Spanish available).
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A Commandant’s View
Get insight into how a commander at a Nazi death camp viewed his victims and coped with his actions (Spanish available).
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