Three Images of Michael Brown
Use the Analyzing Visual Images teaching strategy to look at three images of Michael Brown.
Color Adjustment
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This film traces many years of turbulent race relations by looking at television programs.
Combat and the Colonies: the Role of Race in World War I
Journalist, lecturer, and author Adam Hochschild discusses the role African and Asian troops from European colonies played in World War I.
Station 1: Polling Data / Roosevelt's Response
Students explore America's response to Kristallnacht by examining an opinion poll and considering the president's response.
Station 2: Responses to Kristallnacht
Students explore America's response to Kristallnacht by analyzing a photo and newspaper headlines.
Station 3: The Quota System
Students analyze infographics depicting America's quota system during the refugee crisis provoked by Nazi persecution.
Essential Quote Worksheet
Students use this handout to complete a collaborative activity about the Wagner-Rogers debate.
Wagner-Rogers Debate Documents
Students use these primary source documents to take part in a debate about the 1938 Wagner-Rogers Bill.
Wagner-Rogers Bill Letters to the Editor
Students explore these 1939 letters to the editor written in response to the controversial refugee bill.
Combating Confirmation Bias
Reporters and media professionals give suggestions for how to avoid our own biases when we consume news.
Marianne Winter/Jane Bomberger Packet
This collection of primary sources tells the story of a Jewish refugee who attempted to flee to the United States and an American rescuer.