Sally Hemings: Raising a Family Amidst the Brutality of Slavery
As an enslaved person, Sally Hemings struggled to improve her family’s prospects as she labored under the institution of slavery. By dividing her life into
June 7, 2024
As an enslaved person, Sally Hemings struggled to improve her family’s prospects as she labored under the institution of slavery. By dividing her life into
Students will be introduced to the concept of Founding principles based on natural law and natural rights as expressed in the Declaration of Independence. They
A study of a new curriculum will test a new approach to learning about race: studying it in biology class. In this lesson, you’ll learn
Héctor P. García was an especially effective and significant advocate for civil rights in the United States. His grassroots efforts began with fighting for the
This lesson plan guides students in exploring a special kids’ section of The New York Times titled “Why You Should Know About the Year 1619.”
All cultural groups teach future generations cultural understandings that help to shape their identities and interactions with other groups and society at large. Past lessons
Prior lessons have introduced students to culture and the history of racism. Race does not exist, but culture is the force that shapes us in
For this lesson, students will be introduced to the history of race. Our modern understanding of race was introduced starting in the 1600s as European
For this lesson, students will be introduced to important elements of culture, both surface and deep culture. Students will come to understand how culture shapes
This three-part, six hour series examines this country’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century. Americans consider themselves a “nation