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Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: "Shall the Fundamentalists Win?"

For Students 9th - 10th
As a rebuttal to Christian Fundamentalism in the 1920s, Harry Emerson Fosdick preached an important sermon celebrating liberal Protestantism. Read this well-thought out sermon here.
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Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Religious Dissent [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th
This instructional activity supplements one on the "Settlement of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies of New England." It looks at religious dissent and intolerance among the Puritans in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Students...
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Handout
University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Islamophobia

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay considers hostility to Muslims and Islam from an historical perspective.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Promoting Understanding: Islam Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this toolkit to promote understanding about Islam through study of the culture, traditions, and personal stories of Muslim Americans. Engaging videos, background essays, discussion questions, and teaching tips challenge students to...
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Activity
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Mary Barret Dyer

For Students 9th - 10th
Inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame in 2000, Mary Barret Dyer was hung in 1660 for preaching Quakerism.