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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.
A Latina Mother Responds to Conditions at School
Historian Tatiana Cruz describes what a Latina mother saw when she visited her daughter’s school in Boston in the 1970s.
How Social Media Users Help and Harm
A CNN article explores the strengths and weaknesses of, and interplay between, professional news and amateur social media.
Officer Kills Ferguson Teen
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch article summarizes what was known in the first 24 hours after Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Mo.
Police Press Conference in Ferguson
Read a transcript of the press conference that took place ten days after Michael Brown’s death and several days after responsibility for security in Ferguson was transferred from local police to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The South African Constitution
Review the preamble and bill of rights of South Africa’s 1996 Constitution, a collaborative document that contains considerable protections on civil rights.
South Africa's First Nonracial Democratic Election
South African poet and activist Mazisi Kunene reflects on his experience voting in South Africa’s first non-racial democratic election in 1994.
African American Parents Decry School Conditions
Ruth Batson describes the complaints about Boston’s public schools that African American parents voiced in the early 1960s.
Report on the Exclusion of Latinx Children from Schools
This excerpt from a report published in 1970 examines the exclusion of children in the Boston Public School system.
Roxbury Parents Write to Mayor Collins
An excerpt of a letter to Mayor John Collins from parents of the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston concerned about the conditions in their school district.
Student Protests at English High School
An overview of the protests at Boston’s English High School led by African American students.
Vision for a New Quincy School in Chinatown
An excerpt from the guidelines that the Quincy School Community Council created for a new school in Boston's Chinatown.