The Significance of Black History
Why are discussions centered around racism and Black history important?
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10
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Teach in the Moment
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The Gilligan Case: Police Brutality and Civil Rights in Harlem 1964
How do we see the circumstances of the Gilligan case reflected in society today?
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10
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Black Women Breaking Barriers
What was the impact of Lucy, Hunter, and Malone on higher education?
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4-8
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Continued Segregation In Our Education System
How did Brown v. Board of Education impact school segregation among African Americans and across American society?
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10
Teaching Area
Players and Runs for Homeplate
How did Black athletes resist racial discrimination and racial violence while playing their sport?
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10
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“Love is the Message”: Affirmation and Erasure of Black Queerness in Music
How was disco a vital part of the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities in the 1980’s?
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12
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International Ripples of the Civil Rights Movement
How has the Civil Rights movement impacted people outside the United States?
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10
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Don't Call it a Riot
What is the motivation for African American Uprisings?
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10
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The Black Fists Protest
Are Black Athlete protests effective at accomplishing social change?
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9
10
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Black Communism
How did the American Communist Party collaborate with Black Activists to fight for economic and social justice during the 1930’s?
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7
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Black Activism, Cuba, and Anti-Racism
Why did the Cuban government sympathize with African Americans in the mid-late 1900s?
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10
Teaching Area
Changing the Narrative
How have monuments and memorials minimized the Black experience in America?
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10
Teaching Area
The Second Opium War: A Secret History
How are have the Opium Wars become secret history?
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10
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What happened to “magic” in our society?
How has magic impacted our societies over time?
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10
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Injustice Across Borders
How is injustice fought on an international level?
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9-12
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A Century of the Mental Health Crisis in America
How have perceptions about mental health, and its treatment, evolved in the US?
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Killing the Arctic – Human Impact on the Arctic
Why should we care about human impact on the Arctic?
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7
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The Election of 1800 and Our Love of the Constitution
How was the election of 1800 a turning point for the United States?
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11
12
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HIV- Past and Present
How did the action or inaction of the United States government impact the HIV epidemic during the 1980s to present? How does this impact differ by demographic?
Grade Level
8
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Falling for the Fall of Rome
How can we compare modern America with the declining Roman Empire?
Grade Level
10
Teaching Area
The Evolution of Medicine in the Black Community
How have African Americans faced and overcome medical oppression?
Grade Level
10
Teaching Area
Anti-Semitism in America: Past & Present
How does the history of Anti-Semitism in the United States continue to impact the American Jewish community?
Grade Level
10
Teaching Area
Japanese Internment, Nativism, and Today
How did nativism affect US citizens during WWII? How is nativism still prevalent today?
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10
Teaching Area
Pandemic Pedagogies (Classroom Activities)
An Interdisciplinary Model for Teaching about the Human Impacts of Pandemics
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4-8
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Military Drones: Terror Weapon or Military Tool?
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9-12
Breaking the Trust: Relation Tensions Between Iraq and the US
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9-12
A Time It Was: 1968 Around the World.
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9-12
The Bottom of the Barrel: The Long Transition of Energy in America
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9-12
World Population
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9-12
Twitter Cold War
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9-12
Voting Restrictions in a “Democratic” United States
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4-8
