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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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Why Study Reconstruction?
The Reconstruction era was a pivotal moment in American history. Civil rights were set in motion as Americans grappled to rebuild after the division and trauma of the Civil War, raising essential questions about freedom and democracy.
Why Study the Nanjing Atrocities?
Scholar Rana Mitter explains the importance of studying the Nanjing atrocities.
Witnessing Antisemitic Violence
Edith Reiss, from Bolton, England, describes witnessing antisemitic violence on the streets of Göttingen, Germany, when she was a visitor there in 1939.
Writing History's Next Chapter
Scholars Timothy McCarthy and George Lipsitz discuss the connection between our responsibilities in the world today and two historical periods: the civil rights movement and the Reconstruction era.
The Road to Brown
This film shows the legal case against segregation that launched the civil rights movement.
Witness to a Massacre
Barbara Turkeltaub, a Jewish girl who was hidden by Catholic nuns during the war, describes witnessing a Nazi massacre.
At the River I Stand
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This film reconstructs the events that led to the climax of the Civil Rights Movement.
Sorry We Missed You Trailer
In this trailer for the film Sorry We Missed You, director Ken Loach highlights the devastating impacts of the gig economy.
Breaking Civil Rights Away from Human Rights
Carol Anderson investigates the relationship between social and civil rights and the failure in the United States to expand the term “civil rights” to include broader human rights.
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Declaration of Human Rights
Allida Black discusses Eleanor Roosevelt's expanding views on civil rights in the United States as she negotiates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Cold War Dilemma
Carol Anderson discusses Eleanor Roosevelt’s struggle to balance her support of civil and human rights with domestic and international politics and policy during the Cold War.