Explore South Africa’s tumultuous history from the early interactions between white European settlers and native African tribes to the implementation of apartheid and the long struggle for democracy.
Explore South Africa’s tumultuous history from the early interactions between white European settlers and native African tribes to the implementation of apartheid and the long struggle for democracy.
Presented by Facing History and Ourselves in partnership with the George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom, the Give Bigotry No Sanction project, is anchored in George Washington’s 1790 Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island—a foundational document of religious tolerance. The project inspires thoughtful conversations about matters of religious freedom in our increasingly diverse society.
Explore a list of Facing History resources as well as other digital tools focused on combating bullying and ostracism.
See more resources from photographer Danny Wilcox Frazier.
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Anna Nolin is the principal at Wilson Middle School in Natick, Massachusetts. She is also an adjunct professor at Framingham State College.
The Ostracism Case Study grew out of the Harvard-Facing History and Ourselves research on improving inter-group relations among youth funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Our readings about religion and immigration contain terms that may not be familiar to all students. Use this glossary to brush up on the definitions.
Learn how Facing History's resources meet the California History–Social Science Framework and view upcoming professional development opportunities on how to use civics resources in your classroom.
Featuring the personal narratives of young migrants, this resource challenges students to reflect on the ways that migration affects personal identity.
Teachers can download easy-to-use processes to implement reading, viewing, and writing exercises to align any content to Common Core Standards.
These two teaching units are rich with primary source documents and classroom-ready strategies and, of course, are aligned to Common Core Standards.