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
This lesson is the first lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students
In this lesson, students will explore and discuss the history and context around the Juneteenth holiday in the United States. Topics explored will include the
In this lesson on eugenics, students will analyze original images and documents from the American eugenics movement. They will also discuss how genetics can be
In this lesson, students explore the complexities of race, violence and vigilante justice in early Los Angeles. In 1871, the population of Los Angeles was
This lesson examines the incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry during WWII. Students will analyze primary sources to learn about the consternation caused by
What was the World War II experience like for the thousands of Japanese Americans living on the West Coast? The activities in this lesson are
This lesson explores the events and legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Students will view C-SPAN video clips of historians and residents of Tulsa
For this lesson, students will read the text entitled, Little People, BIG DREAMS: Malala Yousafzai. They will learn about Malala Yousafzai’s efforts to ensure that
