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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Webisode 14: Let Freedom Ring

For Students 9th - 10th
Series episode covers the civil rights movement and the struggle for equality in post-World War II America.
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Website
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Rise and Fall of Jim Crow: A National Struggle: Congress

For Students 9th - 10th
This two-page segment of a larger PBS site about Jim Crow discusses the role of Congress over close to 100 years in first entrenching Jim Crow laws in the law of the land, and eventually, through the Civil Rights Act of 1965 and the...
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Primary
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: German Jewish Response to the Nuremberg Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
The response to the Nuremberg Laws by the National Representation of the Jews in Germany, September 24, 1935.
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Website
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Zionism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a wealth of information and documentation regarding Zionism, the national movement for the return of the Jewish people to their homeland and the resumption of Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel. Content ranges...
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Primary
Other

Letter From Birminghham Jail [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This letter shares Martin Luther King's reflections about his involvement in peaceful demonstrations. The letter provides historical information about the plight of African Americans throughout history and why he and others are so...
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Website
PBS

Nova: Julian the Trailblazer

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how chemist Percy Julian overcame prejudice and segregation to become one of the leading scientists of the 20th century. These NOVA documents show milestones in Julian's life and career.
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Website
Other

Racism No Way

For Students 9th - 10th
An Australian resource with the goal of helping students understand and overcome racism. Site includes a library of resources and definitions, classroom activities, and games for reinforcing concepts of equality and respect. For all ages.
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Website
United Nations

Un: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this day devoted to reversing racial discrimination and how you can take part in the activism.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: The Holocaust's Legacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
With this lesson plan, teachers can foster students' understanding of the devastating impact of the Holocaust. Highlights the racism of Nazi Germany and discusses the fact that many people still hold these types of beliefs today.
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Unit Plan
The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Native Son by Richard Wright

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide for the novel Native Son by Richard Wright including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore Invisible Man written by Ralph Ellison.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: African American Soldiers in World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection that uses primary sources to explore the experiences of African American Soldiers in World War I.
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Website
University of Southern California

Usc: I Witness

For Students Pre-K - 1st
IWitness is an educational website that brings full life histories, testimonies of survivors, and other witnesses to the Holocaust and other genocides for guided exploration.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Blackface Minstrelsy in Modern America

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore blackface minstrelsy in modern America.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Beyond Busing: School Desegregation in Boston

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore school desegregation in Boston.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Fannie Lou Hamer Civil Rights Movement in Rural Mississippi

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection that uses primary sources to explore Fannie Lou Hamer and the civil rights movement in rural Mississippi.
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Primary
Other

Teaching Tolerance: Hatred and the Holocaust

For Students 3rd - 8th
These resources can help teachers teach about the holocaust and genocide. They include excerpts from primary sources and discussion questions.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Understanding Character: The Life of Percy Julian

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this interactive lesson supporting literacy skills, students watch video dramatizations of Percy Julian's struggles with racism and how he refused to let it limit his possibilities in life.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Power of Propaganda in World War Ii: Wartime Propaganda

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive lesson, students use primary sources, including posters, documents, artifacts from The International Museum of World War II, and videos, to examine how and why propaganda was used by combatant nations with such...
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Lesson Plan
Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Children in the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Meet ordinary children of the past who inspire us even today. Step back in time to a United States full of racism and segregation. Students will explore the Civil Rights Movement and leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They'll see...
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Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Virtual Professional Learning Series

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Our Virtual Professional Learning Series is created for teachers-by teachers-to bring together content experts and educators from all backgrounds. With an emphasis on fun, engaging, accessible, and free tools for classrooms, these...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Creating a Caring Classroom Community

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help early learners build healthy social and emotional skills with this special collection on promoting kindness, being just, and creating a caring classroom community! These activities, videos, tips, articles, and guides offer...