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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.
Untitled Poem by Beth Strano
Read this poem by Beth Strano with your students to consider what a brave classroom community looks like.
Pour commencer: Vies Volees
Lisez une préface de Théodore Fontaine ainsi que d’autres documents d’introduction qui vous aideront à commencer à explorer ce livre.
Introduction: Stolen Lives
Read a foreword by Theodore Fontaine and other introductory material that will help you begin exploring this book.
Introduction to Antisemitism, its Past and its Present
This overview helps students understand the long history of hatred and discrimination against Jews and how anti-Judaism was transformed in the nineteenth century into antisemitism.
Marian Turski: Auschwitz Memorial Speech
Holocaust survivor Marian Turski reflects on the dangers of bystanding in this speech excerpt.
How Anti-Semitism Rises on the Left and Right
An interview with David Nirenberg, the dean of the Divinity School at the University of Chicago, about antisemitism and the rise of anti-Jewish violence.
Kroger Shooting Suspect Tried to Enter Black Church Before Killing 2 in Kentucky, Police Say
This New York Times article reports on an attack that is being investigated as a hate crime.
“It’s a Courageous Thing to Do”
A student reflects on why it takes courage to wear a yarmulke or kippah.
Talking About Religion
Eboo Patel reflects on how religion impacts his identity and a time in his past when he was a bystander.
"The Welcome"
Gilbert Oskaboose's tells the story of a child caught between the traditional ways of his people and the non-Indigenous culture at a residential school.
Are Apologies Enough?
Consider two Indigenous leaders' reflections on the shortcomings of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's public apology in achieving movement toward justice and reconciliation.