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Indigenous Peoples' Day: A Conversation

… Associate Professor Daniel Rivers discuss Indigenous Peoples' Day and the history of Indigenous People. Dr. Jacob is … Miami, Lenape, Delaware, Seneca, Wyandotte, Ojibwe, and Cherokee peoples. And the university resides on land ceded … part of what they do. And of course they, you know, in the past have done rallies. So a few years back, they had a call …

Humans Have Always Lived in a World of Many Worlds

… not in a universe of just one. And this new vision of the past will help transform the way we see the present and the future. Different Truths to Live By Every human community tells its own stories about the ultimate order of … Debret entitled Famille d’un Chef Camacan se préparant pour une Fête , depicts an indigenous Brazilian family …
migrants walking down a road

Defining Refugees: 1921 and 1951

… refugees cross the Mediterranean, bound for Europe in less-than-seaworthy boats; Rohingya refugees from Myanmar … work begun some 30 years earlier by the office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR) of the League of Nations . … and diplomat Fridtjof Nansen. An example of a Nansen passport, which allowed stateless persons to legally cross …

Are Women People? The Equal Rights Amendment Then and Now

… victory signals that the ERA has a renewed chance to become the 28 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. To be … movement. By the end of the decade, not a single state had passed an equal rights provision and, along with many other … report recommended the removal of legal barriers to jury service, divorce and custody law reform, and federal support …
This painting by Jean-Baptiste de Saive (1562) portrays the environment of the kitchen as a place of making. As Wall argues, the kitchen was one of the main spaces for women to create and experiment.

Kitchen Wisdom

Review of Recipes for Thought: Knowledge and Taste in the Early Modern English Kitchen, by Wendy Wall (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016).
A long line of migrants in India

Migration and Mobility: Yesterday and Today

… policy in the U.S., Europe, and across the world have become fierce and deeply divisive, to say the least, and will surely continue to dominate politics in the coming years. All the while, lives are in the balance as … How have major historical events shaped migration in the past? Perhaps you could mention an example of a key moment …

America's Long-Suffering Mental Health System

… wake of a mass shooting such as the one in Parkland, FL, commentators, pundits, and politicians all gather around to … their home communities. The so-called chronic patients encompassed a wide range of people: those suffering from the … away in an institution. Her father reportedly never visited her again. A graph showing the decrease in inpatients …
Refugees eating lunch outside the barracks.

Waiting in Limbo: Life as a Refugee in Serbia

… Swat, Pakistan, where he was pursuing a graduate degree in computer engineering. He left seven months ago because he … Europe for years, but what used to be a short-term campsite has become a semi-permanent residence for many who have … out at night along the fence, waiting for the guards to pass, using cheap tools to cut through the barbed wire and …
The Great Wall of China

Walls and Barriers to the World

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
… This lesson aims to educate 6th grade students about barriers and … different countries throughout the world. Students will be comparing the Great Wall of China and the Berlin Wall to the … by various countries. Throughout the lesson, students will complete a paired text activity in which they will compare …
photos of people who died during Rwandan genocide

The Extermination of a Nation: The Genocide in Rwanda

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
War & Peace
… This lesson plan focuses on the genocide in Rwanda that occurred … moderates who were against the government. Students will complete a document-based question activity in small groups. … corresponding questions. Following this activity, the teacher will assess their learning with a check for …
person holding sign that says ex-felon voting bans - racist then racist now

Racial Patterns in Felony Disenfranchisement

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
African American History
American Government
… This lesson plans deals with the concept of felony … U.S. have disproportionately affected the African American community. Students will be introduced to the term “felony … of these laws in the U.S. after the Civil War and the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. Students …
woman with futuristic facial wear

Afrofuturism: Constructing a Better Future

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… The term Afrofuturism was coined by Mark Dery in 1993, but encompasses a long history of African American and African … that stem from Afrodiasporic experiences.” In the first lesson, we move McDow’s argument forward by exploring Black …

Singapore at Fifty

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… In this lesson, students will perform a close reading of an article … This lesson is designed to develop students’ abilities to comprehend, synthesize, and analyze a complex text. Students … reliance or success on trade based on the reading passage. After the analysis of the excerpts and in the …
map

Imperialist Roots for the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
War & Peace
… This lesson explores the immediate and long-term effects of … Imperialism on the Democratic Republic of the Congo through comparing past-Congo with present-day Congo. Students will first …
woman holding a sign about attacks in Yemen

A Crisis in Yemen: A Brief History

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… This lesson covers the beginnings of the political movements in … with Saudi Arabia. After the lecture, the students will complete a brief Partner Writing about the content in the … of four maps of Yemen. The students will work in groups to complete the analysis. The lesson then comes to an end with …
In Mauritania, Aissata Abdoul Diop shows how the maize ears have dried in the drought stricken garden, 2012. 

Hunger Is Not Eradicated: The Food Crisis in Africa

… history.”  The phrase “ global polycrisis ” captures the complexity of events driving up world hunger over the past two or three years: the rise of authoritarian regimes , … with guaranteeing the food security of their own peoples in a world reliant on a global food system. When these …
Mata Hari (1876-1917).

Top Ten Origins: Spies, Lies, and Moles: Oh My!

… spy. Since then, as this list shows, espionage became more complex and increasingly valuable. The times change, but … Secretary of State and adviser to Queen Elizabeth I. An impassioned Protestant, Walsingham established the secret … at the onset of World War II . It quickly became the site for the British Code and Cypher School, headquarters …
Chartwell, the country estate of Winston Churchill

By Invitation Only

Review of The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House, 1918-1939, by Adrian Tinniswood New York: Basic Books, 2016
Image of Shirley Chishorm, Hillary Clinton, Condaleeza Rice, and Kamala Harris

The New Normal (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 8)

… been striving to make clear for seven episodes now: the past directly informs our present and future. Today, we … Mankiller to the first principal chief position in the Cherokee. Mankiller paved the way for others after her so … Sarah Paxton, and thank you for listening to  Prologued . (Credits.) This season of Prologued was brought to you by …

Public Debt, Private Wealth: A History of Central Banks

… Older historical thinking, however, suggests the opposite: that nation states, just like kingdoms and empires, … system, meaning also the international system of trade credits and payments, radically disintegrated. And now, … ever since (especially if you listened to your economics teacher in high school). On the contrary, investment has …
Flag of United States Semiquincentennial

Happy 250th Birthday America!

… public debates over the meaning not simply of the American past, but the American present. So as Origins gears up for … states, by thirty other countries, and by private companies. Some visitors recorded that they left simply … July 4 parade through Philadelphia that featured 40,000 marchers representing each of the 50 states. A few were really …
a couple in a wedding dress and soldier dress uniform

Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust

… a life in the wake of the Holocaust, many Jewish survivors, community and religious leaders, and Allied soldiers viewed … authorities whose policy decisions structured the couples' fates, and the bureaucrats involved in immigration and … committee of the Leo Baeck Institute, and the immediate past president of the Association for Jewish Studies. She's …
Hillary Clinton

Representations of Women in Politics in Modern Media

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
Gender & Sexuality
… This lesson plan deals with the representation of women in the … through various media formats over time. The article compared representations of women who have been major … before Hillary Clinton. This article highlights the accomplishments of female political leaders and then discusses …
DC Police Car in the snow

A Long View of Policing in America

… the law. To fulfill that lofty promise at the end of this past year 2014, President Barack Obama signed an executive … isn't not the postcards that were sent out by the Lynchers themselves to either advertise it or commemorate it in … Wiggins. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more at our website