The Significance of Black History
Why are discussions centered around racism and Black history important?
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10
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US History to 1877, US History since 1877, African American History
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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
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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
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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
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Injustice Across Borders
How is injustice fought on an international level?
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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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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?
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8
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Falling for the Fall of Rome
How can we compare modern America with the declining Roman Empire?
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10
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The Evolution of Medicine in the Black Community
How have African Americans faced and overcome medical oppression?
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10
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Anti-Semitism in America: Past & Present
How does the history of Anti-Semitism in the United States continue to impact the American Jewish community?
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10
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Japanese Internment, Nativism, and Today
How did nativism affect US citizens during WWII? How is nativism still prevalent today?
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10
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Pandemic Pedagogies (Classroom Activities)
An Interdisciplinary Model for Teaching about the Human Impacts of Pandemics
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Exploring the Legacy of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech
If Martin Luther King, Jr. were alive today, do you think he would believe that “his dream” had been achieved? Why or why not?
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9-12
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Pandemics and Public Policy
To what extent does war exacerbate or reduce the impact of major historical events such as a global pandemic or economic de-pression?
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9-12
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The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic vs. the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic
What political, economic, and ecological effects did the 1918 Spanish Flu have on the United States and the British Commonwealth?
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9-12
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From Republicans to Democrats: The Changing Political Allegiance of Black Voters
Why did Black voters vote in greater numbers for Republicans in the first 70 years after the Civil War?
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9-12
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Evaluating the Causes and Legacy of the 14th Amendment
How can you protect individuals from unjust actions from their state governments? How did the 14th Amendment try to solve this problem? Was it successful?
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9-12
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Still Striving for a More Perfect Union in the Age of Black Lives Matter
What does Ralph Ellison see as stumbling blocks hindering Black Americans from entering the middle class? Have these stumbling blocks changed throughout time?
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9-12
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Responding to Pandemics—Both Past and Present
What can we learn from the public/medical responses during previous epidemics and pandemics to aid us in combating COVID-19 on the local, state, and national levels?
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9-12
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Confederate Monuments: Why Take ‘Em Down? What Do We Put Up in Their Place?
What role do Confederate memorials play in American memory, and how does the National Memorial to Peace and Justice seek to correct that memory? Should we preserve or purge Confederate monuments from public spaces?
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9-12
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You Might Feel a Pinch: Vaccination Laws in the Era of COVID-19
What is the purpose of vaccinations in ensuring public health and the safety of our students? What types of vaccinations are required for public school students, and which individuals ensure all students meet these requirements?
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9-12
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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
The Bottom of the Barrel: The Long Transition of Energy in America
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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
