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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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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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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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The Way We See It: L.A. Teens on Immigration

Facing History students' classroom project results in a photography exhibition on view at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles