Facing History is excited to announce thatEyes on the Prize, the landmark civil rights movement documentary series, can now be streamed on our website! Bring the movement’s participants, events, and legacies to life with ourlessons and resources, which add context to this comprehensive series.
To further enrich your classroom discussion,join us for a webinaron February 12thwith Selma March youth leader, Charles Mauldin. Mr. Mauldin will reflect on his experiences as a student activist and the power of young people to spark social change—during the civil rights movement and today.
This teaching idea helps students process the troubling attack on Jussie Smollett and the history of violence against individuals who were targeted because of their race and sexual orientation.
In recent years, two troubling, and possibly related, trends have emerged: knowledge of the Holocaust is receding, as antisemitic and xenophobic violence is on the rise. This teaching idea will help your students assess their own understanding of Holocaust history, and consider how it can guide our efforts toward a more just world.
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Students in grades 6-12 in Tennessee can submit their original work to the Memphis Jewish Federation’s 10th Annual Holocaust Art and Essay Competition. All submissions are due by March 25th. For more information visit jcpmemphis.org.
This self-paced online workshop introduces Ji-li Jiang's book,Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution, offering educators an insightful window into a tumultuous era of Chinese history.
Facing History & Ourselves has been equipping educators and youth with tools that empower them to wrestle with difficult issues through the lens of history for over 40 years.
