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Hatred on the Home Front
Read about the violent response in one British neighborhood to Germany’s sinking of the Lusitania during World War I.
A Last-Ditch Effort to Prevent a War
Read a telegram exchange between Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and Tsar Nicholas of Russia in which the leaders attempt to prevent World War I.
The Beginning of the Nazi Party
Consider why the Nazi Party platform and Adolf Hitler attracted followers in the wake of Germany’s defeat in World War I.
Creating a Constitutional Government
Examine the rights, protections, and democratic aspirations in the constitution of Germany’s newly formed democracy, the Weimar Republic.
Discussing the Video A Class Divided
Students use these questions to guide their viewing of a video about a classroom experiment about discrimination.
"I Knew I Had to Give Him the Talk"
Mamie Till-Mobley shares an account of "the talk" she had with her son Emmett Till shortly before he journeyed from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955.
"I Knew I Had to Give Him the Talk" (en español)
Mamie Till-Mobley shares an account of "the talk" she had with her son Emmett Till shortly before he journeyed from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955. This resource is in Spanish.
Viewing Guide: The Murder of Emmett Till
Students use this handout to take notes while they watch a clip from the PBS documentary The Murder of Emmett Till.
Viewing Guide: The Murder of Emmett Till (en español)
Students use this handout to take notes while they watch a clip from the PBS documentary The Murder of Emmett Till. This resource is in Spanish.
Designing Destruction: The Holocaust in the German-Occupied Former Soviet Territory
Joshua Rubenstein, associate at Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian studies, describes the gradual evolution of Hitler's master plan for the "Jews of Europe" and how this unfolded within German-occupied Soviet territory.
Racial Lynching in the United States
This map uses research from African American sociologist Monroe Nathan Work to pinpoint the location of the 4,000+ racial lynchings that occurred in the United States since 1848.