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![A group of high school students sit at desks in conversation.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2023-10/AdobeStock_254378868.jpg?itok=f6YAphey)
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.
Latinx Rights in 1960s California
Explore two pivotal moments in the Latinx rights movement in California: the East LA school walkouts and the first year of the Delano grape strike.
![Dolores Huerta addresses the audience after the Delano grape march, State Capitol, Sacramento, California.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/1966_DoloresHuertaAddressestheAudience_FH2121758.png?h=2e160462&itok=uWB0czP7)
Memphis 1968
Lessons and resources help you explore the sanitation workers’ strike and other events that brought Dr. King to Memphis in the spring of 1968. This lesson is part of our partnership with the National Civil Rights Museum's MLK50 initiative.
![Photo of Martin Luther King, Jr. marching arm in arm with a crowd of men participating in the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Worker's Strike.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/AP_680328013_Medium_res.jpg?h=603532df&itok=GeLy3an1)
Totally Unofficial: Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide Convention
This unit explores the legacy of Raphael Lemkin, who coined the word "genocide" and drafted the Genocide Convention. A study of Lemkin's work helps students understand traditional world history themes such as sovereignty, diplomacy, and law; as well as deepen students’ understanding of political responses to mass violence.
![1950 --- International lawyer Raphael Lemkin helped draft the Genocide Convention, which maps out prevention and punishment for the crime of genocide](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/U1133580INP_Medium_res.jpg?h=478e0a8d&itok=MAYHZy-W)
Policing and the Legacy of Racial Injustice
This series of mini-lessons is designed to help students think critically about the long and troubling history between law enforcement and Black Americans.
![Police officer monitoring protestors on motorcycle.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/MainPage_shutterstock_1804164265_full-res.jpg?h=790be497&itok=5EejqK6G)
Democracy and Freedom: US History Capstone Project
This capstone project invites students to reflect on their own role in a democracy in light of what they’ve learned about freedom and democracy in US history.
![Two colorful hands reaching towards one another](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-09/iStock-1257176924.jpg?h=1bdf24e3&itok=VBCv6OBs)
The Holocaust and Jewish Communities in Wartime North Africa
Explore the impact of the Holocaust and World War II on Jewish communities in North Africa in this 3-lesson mini-unit.
![A group of people walk down a street in Casablanca.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-06/717620_unit_banner.jpg?h=2a25a39c&itok=fSS2691Y)
Sonia Weitz
Sonia Schreiber Weitz, a Holocaust survivor, is an author who wrote a poetic memoir about her experiences during the Holocaust.
![portrait of Holocaust survivor Sonia Weitz](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Box4_071.jpg?h=7c23ac5b&itok=b--n8_01)
Rena Ferber Finder 1929 - 2023
Rena Finder, a Schindler's list survivor, was committed to sharing her story in the hope of keeping the lessons of the Holocaust alive.
![Rena Finder Speaks with Attendee](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2019_Facing_History_Gala130.jpg?h=69649e47&itok=90qOfzgn)
Ava Kadishson Schieber
Ava Kadishson Schieber was a Holocaust survivor, an artist, poet, and philosopher.
![Holocaust survivor Ava Kadishson Schieber.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Ava_and_Yitzek-two_photos.jpeg?h=2b0ff96a&itok=5QBQkupS)
Rita Lurie
Rena Laurie, a Holocaust survivor, has shared her journey of courage and healing in a multi-genreational memoir co-written with her daughter.
![Image of Rita and Mikaela](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Mikaela%2C_Rita_5125296918_o.jpg?h=e7c891e8&itok=4z7YUEsv)
Introducing Memorials and Monuments
Use these photographs of various monuments and memorials to get students thinking about the role and purpose of monuments in a society.
![Relief depicting firefighters providing aid on 9/11.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/FDNY_Battalion_9_9-11_Memorial_Medium_res.jpg?h=6b5240a5&itok=krt01XAe)