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Taner Akçam: Why is the Armenian Genocide Important?

Taner Akçam, author of A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility, discusses the importance of learning about the history of the Armenian Genocide today.
49 weeks 3 days ago
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Andi G., Facing History Teacher

Andi G., a Facing History teacher, speaks about the obligation of teachers and students to face the challenges that history brings to humanity.
44 weeks 23 hours ago
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Clarifying the Definition of Genocide for International Law

Allan Ryan, former Director of the Office of Special Investigations in the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice, advocates for a definition of genocide that does not include the reasons or various other factors that may accompany mass killings.
43 weeks 4 hours ago
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Literature and History: A Talk by Author Azar Nafisi

In her talk, Azar Nafisi highlights some of the themes discussed in her best-selling memoir, Reading "Lolita" in Tehran: A Memoir in Books. She speaks about the power of literature to build transnational communities, to liberate readers from the confines of their reality, and to imagine a better world.
42 weeks 6 days ago
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From Slavery to Civil Rights: Impressions on Educational Inequality

Robert Moses, an organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the lead strategist behind Freedom Summer, founder and president of the Algebra Project, was a keynote speaker at Pursuing Human Dignity, a conference sponsored by Facing History and Ourselves and Harvard Law School. In this excerpt, he reflects on the history of educational disenfranchisement of African Americans and considers how historical discrimination informs education today.
42 weeks 6 days ago
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Educating for Human Dignity: Learning to Participate

Educators from Iraq, Northern Ireland, South Africa and the United States discuss the challenges for education for human dignity in a globalized world at a Facing History and Ourselves and Harvard Law School conference.
42 weeks 6 days ago
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Martha Minow: What the Rule of Law Should Mean in Civics Education

Martha Minow, Harvard Law Professor and Chair of the Facing History and Ourselves Board of Scholars, discusses the relationship between war crimes, obedience, education and the law.

42 weeks 6 days ago
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Rebecca Hamilton: Building a Permanent Anti-genocide Constituency

In this excerpt from a panel discussion at Facing History and Harvard Law School's November 2005 conference on the legacy of the Nuremberg Trials, Rebecca Hamilton tells the story of how she helped mobilize the Harvard community to take action against the genocide in Sudan. 
42 weeks 6 days ago
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Samantha Power: Responding to Genocide in Darfur

Samantha Power, journalist and founder of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, speaks at a Facing History and Ourselves/Harvard conference about the difference students can make in stopping gross violations of human rights. She uses the atrocities in Darfur, Sudan, as an example of creative participation in the face of an ongoing genocide.
42 weeks 6 days ago
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Nuremberg Remembered

The Nuremberg Trials, held from 1945-1949, were a galvanizing moment in history, international law, and human rights. This documentary about the Trials combines both archival footage and modern-day interviews with trial participants who served in a variety of roles, including members of the legal team for the prosecution and a journalist reporting on the events for the press. The distribution of this video was made possible in part by funds granted by the Charles H. Revson Foundation. The statements made and the views expressed, however, are solely the responsibility of the producer.
42 weeks 6 days ago