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Civil Rights

Studying the struggle for civil rights helps us better understand concepts such as membership, nonviolence and democracy – themes that are relevant today as communities continue to strive for greater social, political and economic justice.
Unit on Emmett Till
Eyes on the Prize Study Guide
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Read Warriors Don't Cry, a memoir by one of the courageous students who integrated Little Rock Central High School.

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Rescuers of the Holocaust: Taking a Stand examines why and how individuals chose to rescue victims of the Holocaust.

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London False Rumor about Holocaust Education in the UK
Beginning in the spring of 2007 a series of emails circulated around the world making the false claim that education about the Holocaust had been removed from the school curriculum in the U.K. Learn more.

Facing Today helps educators connect history to current issues in our world today through the lens of universal themes including identity, membership, judgment, and participation.

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Holocaust and Human Behavior

February 12, 2009

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Stories of Identity: Religion, Migration, and Belonging in a Changing World
This resource book reflects the way that migration affects personal, group and national identity and offers educators and students the resources to examine this migration through methods of storytelling.

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