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Abolitionism and Slavery

Perspective on the Slave Narrative by Edsitement. This lesson is about the Narrative of William W. Brown, An American Slave (1847). The book is analyzed both as a work of literature and for its contribution to the abolitionist movement. (H) http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=321

“Been Here So Long": Selections from the WPA American Slave Narratives by the New Deal Network. Here are seventeen of the approximately 2,300 American Slave Narratives collected by the Federal Writers Project and includes lesson plans. (H) http://newdeal.feri.org/asn/index.htm

Slavery and Indentured Servitude by Michael Ray. This six minute digital history of slavery includes the voices of slave survivors as well as pictures that depict the struggles and inequities that these individuals had to face. (E, M, H) http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/digital_stories.cfm(click on "Slavery and Indentured Servitude")

Slavery and the Making of America by PBS. The website for this documentary includes timelines, multimedia narratives, children's literature and other resources for teaching about the impact of slavery on the history of America. (M, H) http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/index.html

The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record by Jerome S. Handler and Michael L. Tuite, Jr. This collection contains over 1,200 images, most of them dating from the period of slavery. It is envisioned as a tool to teach about the experiences of Africans who were transported to the Americas and the lives of their descendants in the slave societies of the New World. (E, M, H, TR) http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/Slavery/index.php

Lest We Forget . This is an online exhibit by the Schomberg Center and The UNESCO Slave Route Project (H, TR) http://digital.nypl.org/lwf/flash.html

Africans in America by PBS. "Memoir of Captain Paul Cuffee" is an entry in the Resource Bank of Africans in America, a site that documents African contributions to the making of the United States. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h485.html

The Abolition of the Slave Trade by the New York Public Library. This extensive multimedia website explores the history and events leading up to the abolition of the slave trade. (M, H) http://abolition.nypl.org/

John Brown's Holy War. This companion site to the 1999 PBS documentary on John Brown uses a timeline, an interactive map, short biographies and histories and a teacher’s guide to explain the story of Brown’s life and times. (M, H, TR) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/brown/

The Underground Railroad by National Geographic. This website has lesson plans, simulations and information about the Underground Railroad and the people involved, including Thomas Garrett. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/lp2.html

The Better Hour: The Legacy of William Wilberforce. The documentary explores the 20-year effort of William Wilberforce to abolish the British slave trade. The film shows how strength of character is harnessed in the service of high and seemingly unattainable goals. (M, H) http://www.thebetterhour.com/tbh/Documentary/index.htm

The African American Experience: North Carolina Freedom Monument Project. These lessons plans help students become familiar with the life and contributions of David Walker. (M, H) http://www.ncfmp.org/curriculum/pdf/davidwalker.pdf

Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection. This site features one of the richest collections of anti-slavery and Civil War materials in the world. The collection now consists of more than 10,000 pamphlets, leaflets, broadsides, local and regional anti-slavery societies newsletters, sermons, essays, and arguments for and against slavery. (H, TR)http://dlxs.library.cornell.edu/m/mayantislavery/http://dlxs.library.cornell.edu/m/mayantislavery/

Journal of a Residence on a Georgia Plantation. This site includes a preview of Kemble’s book in which she chronicled her observations and arguments against slavery and the inhuman treatment of blacks in America. Her journal became a popular work of abolitionist writing, and she donated some of the proceeds from its publication to the cause of ending slavery. (H)http://books.google.com/books?id=21gt0flcpLkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=fanny+kemble

Write the Truth by Bob Peterson, Rethinking Schools. Peterson describes an inquiry project in which his 5th graders investigated which U.S. Presidents owned slaves. Students wrote letters to text book publishers asking that this information be included. (E, M)http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/16_04/Writ164.shtml

Why Is John Brown Still Controversial? by Jon Moscow. This is an outline for a workshop on John Brown and the issues he raises. It explores critical questions such as: Why do white historians understand him differently than black historians? Was Brown a terrorist? Was he justified in his use of violence? Lists suggested readings. (H)http://www.edliberation.org/resources/records/why-is-john-brown-still-controversial/view

African American Arts

Sweet Chariot: The Story of the Spirituals. This multimedia website provides historical overviews, audio clips and historical analysis of the significance of spirituals in African American history. (H) http://ctl.du.edu/spirituals/

Spirituals by Edsitement. This lesson plan introduces students to the role that spirituals have played in African American history and religion. (H)http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=318

Lift Every Voice and Sing by the Kennedy Center. This lesson explores the origins of The Black National Anthem and compliments the Scholastic Book, Color Me Dark. This lesson can stand individually and may be taught without referencing the book or the Kennedy Center play. (E, M) http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2369/

Bronzeville Boys and Girls by Gwendolyn Brooks and illustrated by Faith Ringgold. This collection of poems about a Chicago neighborhood celebrates the joy, beauty, imagination, and freedom of childhood. (E, M) http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9780060295059-0

Quest for the American Dream in A Raisin in the Sun. This lesson explores how the play A Raisin in the Sun mirrors the social, educational, political and economic climate of the 1950’s. It asks how the play illustrates the impact this climate had on the African Americans' quest for "The American Dream." (H) http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=449

A Raisin in the Sun: A Unit Plan by Mary B. Collins. This unit was designed to develop students' reading, writing, thinking, and language skills through exercises and activities related to A Raisin in the Sun. It includes eighteen lessons which are supported by extra resource materials. (H) http://www.bmiedserv.com/pdf/RaisinintheSun.pdf

American Negro Theater by Cobblestone and Cricket. This publication, which can be purchased for $7, introduces the history and main actors of The American Negro Theater. The website includes a free teacher’s guide. (M, H) http://www.cobblestonepub.com/issue/FTP0105.html
http://www.footstepsmagazine.com/TGTheatre.html

Pearl Primus's Strange Fruit. This is a performance of Pearl Primus's Strange Fruit, performed to Lewis Allan's poem about two black men being lynched. (E, M, H) [This video is no longer available online]

Hip Hop and the Classics for the Classroom by Alan Sitmor and Michael Cirelli. This collection of lesson plans analyzes the poetry of hip-hop and compares its motifs, themes, and general poetic devices to the poems traditionally studied in order to teach the core elements of the poetic craft in an appealing, relevant and accessible manner. (M, H) http://www.hiphopintheclass.com/

The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook Volume 1 (H2ED) by Marcella Runnell Hall and Martha Diaz. The H2ED Guidebook addresses the tenets of critical hip-hop pedagogy, framing the issues of concern and strength within hip-hop culture. The book offers an array of innovative and interdisciplinary lesson plans for teachers by teachers. (M, H) http://www.lulu.com/content/656880

Growing up Hip-Hop by kahlil almustafa. In this collection, written throughout his youth and young adulthood, award winning poet kahlil almustafa captures the experiences, contradictions and healing that have defined the hip-hop generation. (E, M, H)
http://kahlilalmustafa.com/_product_28961/Growing_Up_Hip-Hop

African American History, Issues and Rights

African American Odyssey by Library of Congress. This is a comprehensive online display of materials and primary resources related to the African American experience. (E, M, H)http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aointro.html

U.S. History—African American: Lesson Plans by Edsitement. This site provides multiple K-12 lesson plans on African American History. (E, M, H)
http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=3&subcategory=18

The African American Experience and Issues of Race and Racism in U.S. Schools compiled by Working to Improve Schools and Education (WISE). This site provides a list of links to a tremendous amount of resources that are useful in teaching about African American schooling experiences. (E, M, H) http://www.ithaca.edu/wise/topics/race_african_american.htm

The Face of Our Past: Images of Black Women from Colonial America to the Present edited by Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson, with an introduction by Darlene Clark-Hine. This comprehensive pictorial history tells the story of Black women (including Boswell) in nine parts: Family Life, Work, Hair, Resistance, Class, Education, Religion, Community, and Inner Life. (E, M) http://www.iuinfo.indiana.edu/homepages/2-25-2000/text/face_past.htm

Blackpast.org Remembered and Reclaimed. This is a searchable online reference guide to African American history. It includes links to multiple timelines, speeches, primary references, digital archive collections and more. This specific link leads to biographical information about Pearl Primus. (TR) http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/primus-pearl-1919-1994

After Reconstruction: Problems of African Americans in the South by The Library of Congress. This site provides a brief history of the emergence of the National Afro-American Council as a revival of the Afro-American League. You can find text to the Council's constitution here. Follow the link to "The Learning Page" where an index of lessons and resources by the Library of Congress is available. (E, M, H, TR)http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/rec/congress.html

Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. A brief history of Oklahoma's All-Black Towns. (H, TR)http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/A/AL009.html

Blood in Their Eyes: The Elaine Race Massacres of 1919 by Grif Stockley. This book tells the history of the Elaine, Arkansas massacre. (H) http://books.google.com/books?id=P9BoU7V6dEAC

African American Historical Registry and the Smithsonian Museum of American History. These two websites provide historical information and a timeline that contextualizes this case in the history of segregation and the struggle for desegregation. (M, H)http://www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=1462
http://americanhistory.si.edu/Brown/resources/timeline.html

Fulfilling the Promise of America: The Struggle for Voting Rights by Ohio Youth Voices. This curriculum provides resources on the historic struggle for voting rights. It contextualizes the importance for people to not only vote, but to continue the various social justice movements that have fought for a more democratic country. (E, M, H) http://ohioyouthvoices.org/VotingRights.pdf

Black Americans in Congress by the Office of the Clerk of the US House of Representatives. This site includes biographical information on Hiram Revels and his role in Congress. There is also a link to an interactive map to identify African American representatives and senators throughout history and in the present day. The main page will link you to Kids in the House, a congressional guide for young learners. (E, M, H, TR) http://baic.house.gov/member-profiles/profile.html?intID=14

Black Americans in Congress. This website includes a biography of John Langston and artifacts about his experience in Congress. Be sure to look at "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" lesson plans. (H) http://baic.house.gov/member-profiles/profile.html?intID=18

The Black Press: Soldiers without Swords by PBS. This film provides an historical account of the pioneering men and women of the Black press who gave voice to Black America. The website includes an education section with a study guide and lesson plans. (M, H, TR) http://www.pbs.org/blackpress/film/index.html
Lesson Plans: http://www.kqed.org/w/mosaic/africanamerican/index.html

Urban Radio Nation. Urban Radio Nation is a history of Black radio. (TR)http://urbanradionation.com/history_of_black_radio.html

KQED: Bay Area Mosaic. This site provides educators with tools to integrate cultural and historical issues into their curriculum through the use of films, resources and lesson plans that have been correlated with state standards. The Black Studies section includes several films and lessons connected to black media. (M, H)http://www.kqed.org/w/mosaic/africanamerican/index.html

We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson. This picture book shares the story of the Negro Leagues. For too long students have only learned about Jackie Robinson integrating the white leagues, but not about the leagues organized by African Americans where Jackie Robinson was one of many outstanding players. (E) http://www.wearetheship.com/

Heroes of the Negro Leagues with DVD: Only the Ball Was White. First published as trading cards in 1990, this book includes watercolor images with text about the legendary Negro Leagues and the role it played in black history. The publication of these cards marked the first time most of these players ever appeared on baseball cards. Order from Amazon and receive a free DVD on the topic. (E, M, H) http://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Negro-Leagues-free-DVD/dp/0810994348

The Official Kwanzaa Website maintained by Dr. Maulana Karenga, the creator of Kwanzaa. This website provides information about the symbols, values and rituals of Kwanzaa. (E, M, H) http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/index.shtml

African History, Issues and Rights

African Studies Website. This website shows that that it is important to teach that Africa is not a country, but a continent with a variety of nation states. The African Studies website has a variety of information for teachers of grades K-12 covering many countries of Africa. This is a good place for people unfamiliar with countries in Africa to start their inquiries. (E, M, H) http://www.africa.upenn.edu/K-12/menu_EduBBS.html

Africa is Not a Country by Margy Burns Knight, Mark Melnicove, Anne Sibley O'Brien. Rather than treating Africa as a homogenous setting, this book follows children from several diverse countries on the continent. (E) http://books.google.com/books?id=sqxG9dnyeesC&printsec=frontcover

DestinationAfrica Lesson Plan: The Colonization of Liberia. African American Emigration Experience. This WebQuest introduces students to the repatriation of freed slaves and freeborn African Americans to the continent of Africa. (H)\ http://www.inmotionaame.org/education/lesson.cfm?migration=4&id=4_ 003LP

Mandela: An Audio History by Radio Diaries. This five-part radio series documents the struggle against apartheid through sound recordings. It includes the voice of Nelson Mandela as well as those who fought with him and against him. (M, H) http://www.mandelahistory.org/

Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela by PBS. This site consists of the PBS documentary, Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela. The film is accompanied by lesson plans that use video clips and photo images about apartheid. (M, H) http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2006/twelvedisciples/for.html#activity

Tutu and Franklin: A Journey Towards Peace. This is a VHS documentary which is accompanied by a Study Guide. This film is about Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Tutu and the recently passed historian and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Dr. John Hope Franklin. Set on a former slave port off the coast of Senegal in West Africa, the two discover surprising truths about their personal histories and their nations' struggles for racial peace. They are joined in these conversations by an international, interracial group of 21 teenagers. This PBS site includes a teacher’s guide. (M, H) http://www.pbs.org/journeytopeace/thedoc/index.html

Kwame Nkrumah Information Sites. These websites include photos, biographical information and text and audio excerpts from Nkrumah's speeches. (M, H) http://www.africawithin.com/nkrumah/nkrumah.htm
http://www.nkrumah.net/800-index.html

Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa. Wangari's Trees of Peace is an account of the work of Kenyan environmental/political activist Wangari Maathai. (E) http://2009bookclubblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/wangaris-trees-of-peace-true-story-from.html

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai. This film tells the story of Maathai and Kenya’s Green Belt Movement, a grassroots organization encouraging rural women and families to plant trees in community groups. The website also hosts multiple lesson plans and resources for taking action. (M, H) http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/takingroot/

The Lost Boys of Sudan directed by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk. Lost Boys of Sudan is an Emmy-nominated documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. The site includes information, action, study guides and links to other information about refugees. (M, H) http://www.lostboysfilm.com/take.html

Not Yet Rain by Lisa Russell of Governess Films. This film is about unsafe abortion and reproductive rights in Ethiopia. It is told through the voices of women who have struggled for safe health care. The website has other resources about how to get involved. (H) http://www.NotYetRain.org

Asian / Asian Pacific Islander / Asian American History, Issues and Rights

Asian American Curriculum Projects. This is an extensive catalog of resources and services that underscore the importance and diversity of the Asian-American experience. (E, M, H) http://www.asianamericanbooks.com

Ancestors in the Americas. This PBS series by Loni Ding and its companion website provide stories, timelines and historical resources that are helpful in teaching about the experiences of Asian Americans. (M, H) http://www.pbs.org/ancestorsintheamericas/

Lunar New Year books reviewed by The Asian American Curriculum Project. This is a review of children's books from several Asian cultures about the Lunar New Year. (E) http://www.asianamericanbooks.com/lny_bks.htm

Searching for Asian America. This film profiles four Asian Americans who are leaders in their communities: a governor, two doctors, and an artist/cartoonist. Each wrestles with the roles they have taken on in their local communities and how it reflects upon their evolving identities. The lesson plans include research, writing, and discussion activities related to cultural identity. (M, H)Educators Guide: http://uw.kqed.org/edresources/plan.php?id=290
Film info: http://www.pbs.org/searching/

Becoming American: The Chinese Experience. This PBS curriculum and documentary depicts the ways the first arrivals from China in the 1840s, their descendants, and recent immigrants have "become American." Facing History and Ourselves also offers a teaching unit to accompany the film. (E, M, TR) http://www.pbs.org/becomingamerican/
http://www2.facinghistory.org/Campus/reslib.nsf/llvideos/1bcc69982717633185257181006d2a90?OpenDocument

Discovering Angel Island: The Stories Behind the Poems. Curricular resources from Angel Island Immigration Station include poems from Chinese immigrants written on the walls of the detention center, online videos and lesson plans. (M, H, TR) http://www.kqed.org/w/pacificlink/lessonplans/

Angel Island Immigrant Journeys: A Curriculum Guide by the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation. This site provides free resources, book recommendations and information as to how to order a $15 curriculum guide for teaching about Angel Island. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.aiisf.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=87

Teaching with Documents: The 1897 Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii. This lesson plan uses original documents about the Native Hawaiians who organized against the annexation of Hawai'i by the United States. (H) http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/hawaii-petition/

Statehood Hawai'i Website. This website has many links to resources and information on statehood and commemorative events. (TR) http://www.statehoodhawaii.org/

Hiroshima: Why America Dropped the Atomic Bomb by Ronald Takaki. In this book, Takaki considers the ways in which stereotypes of the Japanese influenced public opinion and policymakers. This is useful for educators teaching about Hiroshima or U.S. foreign policy. (H, TR) http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3009874075652

Hidden Memory: Internment: Knowing Your Family’s Story and Why it Matters. This site provides three lesson plans with audio downloads of women storytellers. (M, H) http://www.racebridgesforschools.com/womenshistory

Vietnamese Americans Interdisciplinary Curriculum Guide by Teaching Tolerance. This curriculum guide sheds light on the complexities of the Vietnamese American experience. (M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/web/vietnamese/index.jsp

Rethinking the Teaching of the Vietnam War, inside A People's History for the Classroom by Bill Bigelow. This lesson helps students uncover the historical roots of the Vietnam War to better understand why and in whose interest this war was fought. (M, H) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/aphc/

The Cambodian Genocide Program. This website hosts bibliographic records, photographs, documents, translations, maps, and an interactive Cambodian Geographic Database that documents the Cambodian genocide that occurred between 1975-1979. (H, TR) http://www.yale.edu/cgp/

Refugee: Revisiting the Killing Fields. The film follows three young Cambodian American men on their journey to Cambodia to find family members. Students evaluate the sacrifices and benefits of becoming a refugee in another country. (M, H)http://uw.kqed.org/edresources/plan.php?id=280
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/refugee/

A Century of Challenge and Change: The Filipino American Story. This curriculum highlights the historical and cultural experiences of Filipino Americans within a multicultural and global context by emphasizing ethnic pride, cultural connections, critical thinking and community activism. (E, TR) http://www.filam.si.edu/curriculum/index-teacher.html

The South Asian Forum. This site aims to tell the story of South Asians through the lens of its organizations and organizing work. (M, H, TR). http://southasianforum.org/

Turbans by PBS. This is a PBS documentary and curriculum on South Asian Americans. (M, H, TR) http://www.kqed.org/w/mosaic/asianamerican2/index.html

A Dream in Doubt by Independent Lens. This documentary follows Rana Singh Sodhi as he attempts to fight the hate threatening his Sikh family and community after his brother is murdered in a hate crime following 9/11. (H) http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/dreamindoubt/index.html

One Night in Bhopal Website for programs broadcast 20 years after the December 3, 1984, Bhopal, India, gas disaster, in which nearly 3,000 people died and thousands more were treated for medical conditions after toxic gas leaked from a Union Carbide plant. The program "tells the story of the disaster with a dramatic reconstruction through the eyes of five survivors." Provides audio clips, photos, and articles and analysis. Also includes material in Hindi. From BBC News. (H, TR) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/bhopal/

Civil Rights, Black Power, Student and 1960’s Movements

Putting the Movement Back Into Civil Rights Teaching by Teaching for Change and PRRAC. The book includes interactive and interdisciplinary lessons, readings, writings, photographs, graphics and interviews, with sections on education, labor, citizenship, culture and reflections on teaching about the Civil Rights Movement. (E, M, H) http://www.civilrightsteaching.org

The ABCs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy by Teaching Tolerance. This site provides lessons and resources for addressing Dr. King and his dream, including a 'do's and don'ts' guide for MLK day. (E, M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=904

Liberation Curriculum by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. Lesson plans, primary resources and articles based on the Martin Luther King archives at Stanford University. (H) http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/liberation_curriculum/resources/

Greensboro Sit-ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement. This site includes a multimedia timeline, photos, newspaper stories, and audio clips. (E, M, H, TR) http://sitins.com/index.shtml

February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four. This is a PBS film and website on the Greensboro sit-in. The link includes lesson plans for high school classrooms. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/februaryone/edu.html

Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins by Carole Boston Weatherford. This site includes lesson plans to be used with the picture book Freedom on the Menu, which helps students explore how segregation affected everyday life. The book includes ways to respond to injustice and discrimination. (E) http://www.caroleweatherford.com/freedom_lesson_plan.htm

Eyes on the Prize, America's Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1985. The last episode, Back to the Movement (1979-mid 80s), includes information about the Miami riots. This page also has a description of the event, images and video. (M, H)http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/story/23_florida.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/story/23_florida.html

Spartacus Educational. This site offers a history, quotes and links about James Farmer. (M, H, TR) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAfarmerJ.htm

The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971). This film documents the Chicago police murder of Fred Hampton. The New York Times reviews the film and provides a link to where it can be purchased. It is also available on YouTube. (H) http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/155135/The-Murder-of-Fred-Hampton/overview

Black Panther Party Research Project. This academic site is designed to provide information for individuals who want to locate primary and secondary sources about the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, the organization co-founded during October 1966 by Bobby Seale and the late Dr. Huey P. Newton in Oakland, California. (M, H, TR) http://www.stanford.edu/group/blackpanthers/index.shtml

SNCC Project Group. This site provides a history of Julian Bond and SNCC including a short audio clip of Bond talking about SNCC as well as links to other resources. (M, H, TR) http://www.ibiblio.org/sncc/bond.html

Kent May 4 Center. This website discusses some of the impacts of the national student strike. (M, H) http://www.may4.org/?q=node/8

Forgotten tragedy: Jackson State shootings often forgotten by Taylour Nelson, Rocky Mountain Collegian Online. This college newspaper article provides a brief overview of the killings at Jackson State University, raising the issue that this "forgotten tragedy" is often overshadowed by the Kent State shooting just ten days earlier. (M, H) http://media.www.collegian.com/media/storage/paper864/news/2004/05/04/News/Forgotten.Tragedy.Jackson.State.Shootings.Often.Forgotten-1704303.shtml
http://www.may41970.com/Jackson%20State/jackson_state_may_1970.htm

Jackson State Shootings, 35 Years Later by Ed Gordon, NPR. NPR news radio account of the tragic events at Jackson State. It includes an interview with the current President, Dr. Ronald Mason, Jr., who discusses how students today can understand what happened 40 years ago. (M, H) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4653325

The Turbulent 60s: Youth Counterculture and Activism by Utah Education Network. This unit focuses on the student free speech movements and anti-war demonstrations of the 1960s linking them to the civil rights movements for minority and women's rights in the 1950s and 1970s. A component of it focuses on the music of Woodstock and the role of music in understanding the times. (H) http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=13411

The Chicago Seven Trial from the Famous American Trials Website. This website has several primary resources about the trial of the Chicago Eight, including biographies, audio testimonies, trial transcripts and more. (H) http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Chicago7/Chicago7.html

Chicago 10 by Brett Morgan. Chicago 10 uses motion-capture animation to portray actual events from the Chicago Seven Days of Rage trial, recreating courtroom dramas based on transcripts and interviews. The site includes lesson plans. (M, H)http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/chicago10/index.html

May 4 Collection, Kent State University. This site is designed to serve as a memorial to the four students killed at Kent State University. Visitors will find transcripts of interviews and other primary resources about the event. (H, TR) http://www.library.kent.edu/page/11247

Disability History, Issues and Rights

Disability Social History Project. This site contains a wealth of information including a list of "Famous and Not so Famous" people with disabilities, a timeline and a history of the word "handicapped" via the Serendipity link. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.disabilityhistory.org/people.html

Education for Disability and Gender Equity. More resources as well as detailed lessons related to physics, biology, government and culture. (H, TR)http://www.disabilityhistory.org/dwa/edge/curriculum/

The ABCs of Disability Rights by Teaching Tolerance. This site provides lessons and resources that introduce students and teachers to the history of the disability rights movement and to the powerful ideals and changes it has brought to the country. (E, M, H)http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=872

Disability History Museum. This site was designed “to promote understanding about the historical experience of people with disabilities by recovering, chronicling, and interpreting their stories.” This searchable collection offers documents and images related to disability history in the United States. (M, H, TR) http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/

The Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement by University of California at Berkeley. This site features a collection of oral histories from disability activists. The second link brings you directly to Judith Heumann's page. (H) http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/drilm/index.html
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/drilm/collection/items/heumann.html

The DisAbility Project. This theater production company focuses on issues of disability. Their website includes a long list of lesson plans and resources related to different disabilities. (E, M, H) http://www.disabilityproject.com/study_guides.html

Environmental issues

Environmental Protection Activities and Online Games by the Institute for Humane Education. Among other great resources and lesson plans, this website hosts several online games that help students explore issues of environmental sustainability. (M, H)http://humaneeducation.org/sections/view/online_games
http://humaneeducation.org/sections/view/environmental_preservation_activities

50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth. This book shows children how elements of their environment are connected to the rest of the world. Clear, practical tips show kids how they can conserve energy, recycle waste, and take on important environmental projects. (E, M)http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Things-Kids-Save-Earth/dp/0836223012

An Inconvenient Truth. This film explores Al Gore's commitment to expose the myths and misconceptions that surround global warming and inspire actions to prevent it. The site includes a study guide and interactive activities. (H) http://www.aninconvenienttruth.com.au/truth/guide.htm

Measuring Water with Justice. This article discusses several strategies to teach about the costs of producing water. It explores areas such as who should have rights to drinking water and how oil spills affect ecosystems and communities. (E, M, TR) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/19_01/wate191.shtml

Going Beyond the Bottle. This article talks about the costs of producing drinkable tap water and how companies benefit from selling water bottles at expensive prices. (E, M, H) http://www.indykids.net/issues/pdf/indykids_iss12.pdf

Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa. See African History Section.
http://2009bookclubblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/wangaris-trees-of-peace-true-story-from.html

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai. See African History Section.
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/takingroot/

Earth Hour Website. This site provides information about Earth Hour and what people can do to protect the environment. (H, TR) http://www.earthhour.org

Race, Poverty and the Environment. This journal links issues of racism and poverty with environmental justice. (H, TR) http://www.urbanhabitat.org/rpe

Nature, Race and Justice by Teaching Tolerance. Low income communities of color are the ones most likely to face environmental hazards. These lessons help students grasp the impact of environmental racism. (E, M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=1066

Tools for Life: A Start-Up Guide for Youth Recycling & Bicycling Programs by Transportation Alternatives. This website has a guide for helping youth to start bicycle recycling programs based on the successful NYC Recycle-a Bicycle program. It includes curricula and resources. (H)http://www.transalt.org/files/resources/toolsforlife/http://www.transalt.org/files/resources/toolsforlife/

The Ecology Hall of Fame: Julia "Butterfly" Hill. This website tells Julia's story and provides links to other environmental sustainability sites. (E, M, H) http://www.ecotopia.org/ehof/hill/links.html

Genocide

Indian Removal Act unit at Digital History. In this unit, students act as journalists reporting on the Indian Removal Act. They visit designated web sites and write factual articles about the developments. The site includes links to many relevant primary and secondary resources and includes student worksheets and lesson plans. (H)http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/lesson_plans_display.cfm?lessonID=26

Indian Removal Act by Lessonplanet.com. This site provides links to hundreds of lesson plans on the Trail of Tears. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywords=indian+removal+act&rating=3

Teacher's Guide for COBBLESTONE Armenian-Americans by Lucine Kasbarian. This teacher and classroom guide provides lessons to teach about the Armenian genocide, genocide denial, social justice, ethnic preservation and ethnic identity. This guide accompanies the May 2000 edition of Cobblestone children's magazine. (E, M, H)http://www.edliberation.org/resources/records/teachers-guide-for-cobblestone-armenian-americans

Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The Genocide of the Armenians. This resource provides students with the latest scholarship on the genocide. (H)http://www.gifttool.com/shop/ShopProductDetailsID=1332&VER=1&LNG=EN&PID=36373&DID=857

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. USHMM provides a number of resources for students and educators. It includes samples of primary documents, and suggested lessons and activities for students and teachers. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.ushmm.org/education/

Days of Remembrance. The United States Holocaust Museum has extensive resources for honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day. (H, TR) http://www.ushmm.org/remembrance/dor/

One Survivor Remembers. This documentary tells the unforgettable story of Gerda Weissmann Klein's six-year ordeal as a victim of Nazi cruelty. The free teaching kit includes the documentary and lesson plans. (M, H, TR) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/resources/survivor.jsp

Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: Online Exhibition of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This online exhibit provides resources, photographs and more to learn about the Nazis' persecution of homosexuals. (M, H) http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/homosexuals_02/

The Cambodian Genocide Program. See Asian History Section. http://www.yale.edu/cgp/

Refugee: Revisiting the Killing Fields. See Asian History Section. http://uw.kqed.org/edresources/plan.php?id=280
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/refugee/

The Lost Boys of Sudan. See African History Section. http://www.lostboysfilm.com/take.html

Paper Clips, The Movie. This documentary shows how students in Tennessee responded to lessons about the Holocaust-with a promise to collect a paper clip for each individual killed by the Nazis. The result, a memorial railcar filled with 11 million paper clips stands permanently in their schoolyard, shows how a committed group of children and educators can make a difference. (E, M, H) http://www.paperclipsmovie.com

Globalization

Rethinking Globalization by Bill Bigelow. A Rethinking Schools Publication. It includes a wealth of resources for teaching about globalization and the WTO. (E, M, H) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/rg/RGTable.shtml#legacy

WTO History Project Website. This site includes photographs, interviews with protesters, timelines and more to better understand this complex historical event. (H, TR) http://depts.washington.edu/wtohist/index.htm

Labor Rights in the Classroom. Workers all over the world suffer from conditions that many would consider unbearable. These conditions are in part a result of corporations taking advantage of workers and their rights. The lessons on this website help students to understand how consumerism and corporate greed in the US affect workers around the world. (M, H) http://www.laborrights.org/labor-rights/labor-rights-in-the-classroom#sweatshops

The Yes Men. The Yes Men film and website documents the way this group of pranksters exposed the oppression created by international trade policies. (H,TR) http://theyesmen.org/

The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, free downloadable video that explores consumption and exposes the connections between different environmental and social issues while providing suggestions for action. (E, M, H) http://www.storyofstuff.com/

Hate and Oppression

Southern Poverty Law Center Website. This site includes information and resources about active hate groups in the United States and what we can do to fight them. (H, TR) http://www.splcenter.org/

Greensboro: Closer to the Truth. Greensboro: Closer to the Truth is a documentary that reconnects the widowed and wounded survivors, along with their attackers of the Greensboro massacre 25 years after the event. (H, TR) http://www.greensborothemovie.com/

The Greensboro Justice Fund. Born in the tragedy of the 1979 Greensboro Massacre, the Greensboro Justice Fund is dedicated to assisting grassroots organizations in the South working for racial justice, political and economic empowerment, and an end to racist, religious and homophobic violence. (H, TR) http://www.gjf.org/

Partners Against Hate. Partners Against Hate has lesson plans for educators to help students think about issues of bias, prejudice and hate. (E, M, H, TR)http://www.partnersagainsthate.org/publications/

10 Ways to Fight Hate by Teaching Tolerance. This guide sets out 10 principles for fighting hate, along with a collection of inspiring stories of people who worked to push hate out of their communities. (M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/10_ways/index.html

Know Your Rights on Campus: A Guide on Racial Profiling, and Hate Crime for International Students in the United States by Harvard's Civil Rights Project. This guide provides students with the facts they need to protect themselves in school. Written with college students in mind, this is also a helpful resource for high schoolers. (H, TR)http://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/resources/KnowYourRightsComplete.pdf

Choices and Decisions: Dealing with Racism, Modern Issues that Affect You by Pete Sanders and Steve Meyers. This comic-book narrative about a young girl who is the target of racism examines the roots of hate in history and in individuals and how it affects everyone. (E, M)http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?qwork=9880498&matches=5&author=Sanders%2C+Pete&browse=1&title=racism&cm_sp=works*listing*title

Ku Klux Klan arrest for 1964 murders by Breaking News English. These lesson plans for ESL students reinforce literacy skills while focusing on the trial of Edgar Ray Killen. (M, H)http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0501/08.kkkArrestin1964Murders.html

The Power of Words: Examining the Language of Gender, Ethnic and Sexual Orientation Bias. These lessons encourage students to explore the words used to label ethnic groups, women and sexual minorities and to examine the ways in which these words reveal our nation's social landscape. (M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/web/power_of_words/index.jsp

Propaganda: Name-calling—Lesson Plan by Michigan History, Arts and Library. This lesson plan explores Sen. Joe McCarthy's tactic of name-calling. (H)http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793-53647--,00.html

What Do Halloween Costumes Say? by Teaching Tolerance. This site provides a variety of activities to raise awareness about the potential of stereotyping in Halloween costumes. (E, M, H)http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=712

Health and Nutrition

Unnatural Causes: Is inequality making us sick by PBS. This 7-part series exploring race and socioeconomic disparities in health investigates how the social circumstances in which we are born, live, and work can actually get under our skin and disrupt our physiology as much as germs and viruses. The website includes a classroom section, discussion guide and video clips. (M, H, TR) http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/

http://www.bphc.org/programs/healthequitysocialjustice/publicawarenesscampaigns/Forms%20%20Documents/Public%20Awareness%20and%20Media%20Tools/UC_YouthGuide_DRAFTWinterPilot2009.pdf

Health and Healthcare Resources by Radical Math. This is a collection of materials for teaching about health and healthcare through mathematics. (M, H)http://www.radicalmath.org/browse_socialjustice.php?t=health%20care http://www.radicalmath.org/browse_socialjustice.php?t=health%20care

AVERT: Averting HIV and Aids. AVERT consists of a variety of resources and information including quizzes, handouts, videos and lessons for teachers and teens about living with and preventing HIV/AIDS. (M, H) http://www.avert.org/educate.htm

AIDs and Math. Radical Math offers a variety of lessons, articles, graphs and links that provide students with statistics and tools to better understand the impact of AIDS. (M, H)http://www.radicalmath.org and enter 'AIDS'' in the search engine

Not Yet Rain See African History Section. http://www.NotYetRain.org

Chew on This by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson. This book, accompanied by a teachers' guide, gives a behind the scenes perspective on the fast food industry and how fast food companies feed off of young families and young adults. (M, H, TR) http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/readers_guides/schlosser_chew.shtml

The Meatrix Trilogy by Sustainable Table and Free Range Studio. The Meatrix is a four-minute online animation that spoofs The Matrix movie trilogy while educating viewers about the problems with industrial agriculture and today’s meat supply. The website provides a wealth of resources about sustainable food and healthy living. (E, M, H) http://www.themeatrix.com/

Got Food? Thank a Farmworker. A collection of classroom discussion questions and additional resources related to farmworkers. (E, M) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/current/event.jsp?ar=1062&ttnewsletter=ttnewsgen-040609

Human Rights and Democracy

The ABCs of 'We the People' by Teaching Tolerance. This site contains a variety of activities that allows students to explore how the rights guaranteed under the Declaration of Independence have been applied unevenly. (E, M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=864

The Freedom Files Series. The ACLU's Freedom Files television series draws on true stories to highlight vital civil liberties issues and inspire students to take action. These half-hour documentaries and lesson plans feature firsthand accounts of people who have taken on the powers that be in order to preserve their constitutional rights. Available for $29.95. (M, H, TR) http://aclu.tv/

It Ain't Just About a Vote: Defining Democracy for Movement Building by Project South. This toolkit asks students to take a broader look at democracy and citizenship. Each exercise was created specifically to begin conversations on the larger, longer-term view of democracy, struggle, and movement building. (M, H) http://www.projectsouth.org/pages/Resources/Toolkits/ toolkits_democracy.htm [This website is temporarily under construction]

Does Having Freedom of Speech Mean We Can Burn Our Flag? This lesson guides students through a debate about flag burning. It is missing an analysis on the political commitments that might motivate some to burn a flag, so teachers might consider supplementing the lesson. (H)http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/curricula/educationforfreedom/L02main.htm

The Human Rights Education program (HRE) of Amnesty International. The Human Rights Education program was designed to support teachers to promote the human rights principles and positive value system that are set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Site includes curricular guides, letters for parents, lessons to use with popular films and more. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.amnestyusa.org/educate/page.do?id=1102117

Human Rights in Action. The UN's cyberschool bus page for students to explore the history of human rights, and ways to advocate for human rights. (E, M, H) http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/resources.asp

Human Rights and Service-Learning by Amnesty International-USA and Human Rights Education Associates. This manual contains lessons and service-learning projects. The lesson plans are divided into five human rights topic areas: environment, poverty, discrimination, children's rights to education and health, and law and justice. (E, M, H, TR)http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=167

The United Nations News Centre. This website contains video of the UN meeting which declared February 20th The World Day of Social Justice. It also provides the full text of the UN resolution. (M, H) http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/csd/2009/videos/10feb/Social.Justice.html

MADRE As a human rights organization, MADRE works internationally with women who are affected by violations to help them win justice and change the conditions that gave rise to human rights abuses. Website includes videos, blogs, papers and other resources that can be used in the classroom. (H, TR). http://www.madre.org/

Talking Walls by Margy Burns Knight. The award-winning Talking Walls and its sequel, Talking Walls: The Stories Continue, introduces young readers to different cultures and different issues around the world by telling the stories of walls and how they can hold a community together or separate it. (E) http://www.tilburyhouse.com/Children's%20Frames/child_twseries_fr.html

Voices of a People's History. Short video of actor Steve Earl reading Bartolomeo Vanzetti's speech to the court. (H) http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1274700&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=1

The Baltic Way by Absolute Astronomy. This site includes photos, videos and background information about the protest. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Baltic_Way

Labor

The Power in our Hands: A Curriculum on the History of Work and Workers in the United States by William Bigelow and Norman Diamond. This celebrated book provides entertaining, easy-to-use lesson plans for teaching labor history. (M, H, TR) http://www.amazon.com/Power-Our-Hands-Curriculum-History/dp/0853457530

Who Built America: Working People and the Nation's History by the American Social History Project. This two-volume textbook examines the history of the United States from the perspective of working people. It is accompanied by a collection of videos. (M, H) http://www.ashp.cuny.edu/wba.html

40 Books about Labor compiled by The Cooperative Children's Book Center. This compilation contains a bibliography of 40 children's books about labor. (E, M)http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=104

Labor Matters by Teaching Tolerance. Draws on your students' prior knowledge to help them understand the importance of the labor movement. (M, H)http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=1054

Labor Rights in the Classroom. See Globalization Section. http://www.laborrights.org/labor-rights/labor-rights-in-the-classroom#sweatshops

3PLUS-U. This UN Cyberschoolbus site provides an interactive experience for students to inquire about labor rights. (E, M) http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/3PLUSU/treeHouse.html

Resources for Labor Union Organizing. This organization is designed to support U.S. workers to organize themselves and their co-workers into labor unions. (H, TR) http://www.union-organizing.com/

Parade Classroom. Short article about Clara Lemlich. Includes some essential questions and activities. (M, H) http://www.paradeclassroom.com/DL/TG/TG_03202005.pdf

Got Food? Thank a Farmworker. See Health and Nutrition section. http://www.tolerance.org/teach/current/event.jsp?ar=1062&ttnewsletter=ttnewsgen-040609

Viva La Causa: The Story of Cesar Chavez and a Great Movement for Social Justice by Teaching Tolerance. This short documentary film and accompanying teacher’s guide explores the Grape Strike and Boycott led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta. The free teaching kit includes a 39-minute film on DVD and a teacher's guide. (M, H, TR)http://www.tolerance.org/teach/resources/viva_lacausa.jsp

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull. This picture book chronicles Chavez's youth and the struggles he endured on his journey to becoming a leader. (E)http://books.google.com/books?id=ZiEhe9pOt10C

Model Curriculum and Resources for Teachers. This curriculum on the life and work of César E. Chávez from the California Department of Education includes biographies, pictures, and other resources to help teachers prepare lessons for this holiday. (E, M, H) http://chavez.cde.ca.gov/ModelCurriculum/Teachers/index1.aspx

Dolores Huerta Mini-Unit. This mini-unit teaches about Huerta's contributions and encourages students to take action to change their own communities. (E, M)http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-famous/huerta.html

Si Se Puede by Diana Cohn. This is a bilingual picture book about Carlos, a young boy whose mother is a janitor in the Justice for Janitors strike. He organizes his class to support his mother's union in their struggle. (E) http://www.cincopuntos.com/products_detail.sstg?id=75
Lesson Plans: http://www.cincopuntos.com/pdf/Si-Se-Puede-lesson-plan.pdf

Bread and Roses. This film chronicles the Justice for Janitors strike in the 1990's which saw an army of exploited cleaners, predominately Latino immigrants, take to the streets to protest for basic workers' rights. (M, H) http://www.amazon.com/Bread-Roses-Pilar-Padilla/dp/B00005OSLC

Granito de Arena/Grain of Sand; Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad/A Little Bit of So Much Truth; Desde el Filo de la Navaja/ From the Edge of the Blade. These three films document different aspects of the community-based movement against the state government in Oaxaca. The first film documents the three decades long struggle by the teachers' union to democratize their union. The other films specifically focus on the 2006 "rebellion," which lead to the temporary toppling of the state government. (TR) http://www.trickleupfilms.org/
http://www.corrugate.org/

Win Win Solutions: An Introduction to Fair Trade and Cooperative Economics by Equal Exchange. Comprised of four units, this curriculum raises students' awareness of core issues surrounding food production and trade. (E, M) http://www.equalexchange.coop/educationaltools

Fair Trade in the Classroom by Global Exchange. Through this Valentine unit, students learn about child labor and how it's used by big chocolate companies. Students take social action by telling these companies that they should sell Fair Trade products instead. (E, M)http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/cocoa/fairtradeintheclassroom.html

Valentine's Day in the Classroom by International Labor Rights Forum (LRF). This lesson plan initiates discussions about workers rights in the cut flower industry, and encourages students to think about how consumerism on Valentine's Day in the US affects workers abroad. LRF has also developed an educator resource page called Labor Rights in the Classroom. It includes links to many different lesson plans and classroom activities on the topics of child labor, sweatshops, workers' rights, and the Sweatfree Schools movement. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.laborrights.org/creating-a-sweatfree-world/fairness-in-flowers/resources/1899

Stop Child Labor Lesson Plans by International Labor Rights Forum. It provides lesson plans connected to several anti-child labor campaigns including cocoa farms, and cotton and rubber plantations. (M, H) http://www.laborrights.org/stop-child-labor
http://www.laborrights.org/labor-rights/labor-rights-in-the-classroom#child

Iqbal by Francesco D’Adamo. This is a powerful story based on the real life and death of a Pakistani child sold into slavery. (E, M, H) http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781416903291-0

Latin@ / Latin American History, Issues and Rights

The ABC's of Teaching about Latino Heritage Month by Teaching Tolerance. This compilation of essays, lessons, videos and activities helps students gain a deeper understanding of past and present struggles for Latino civil rights. (E, M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=709

¡Viva la Causa! 500 Years of Chicano History by the Southwest Organizing Project. Based on the book 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures edited by Elizabeth Martínez, this two-part video in English offers a compelling introduction to the history of Mexican American people. (M, H) http://www.highlandercenter.org/r-b-videos.asp

Mexican Culture and History through Its National Holidays. The holidays celebrated by Mexico today exemplify the synthesis of ancient Mexican religion and Catholicism and commemorate the struggles of Mexico's different social classes and ethnic groups. In this lesson students study four popular Mexican holidays to see how these particular celebrations represent Mexico's history. (M, H) http://www.edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=740

Día de Los Muertos by Elizabeth Sorace. Students will be learning about Día de Los Muertos through the use of technology, including Webquest and Powerpoint, as well as reading and writing. (H) http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/soracee324200533253

Emiliano Zapata: Revolutionary and Champion of Poor Farmers by R. Conrad Stein. This children's book takes students back to a time when the cries of revolution swept Mexico; Zapata's vision of an end to political corruption and land reform for poor Mexicans led to a violent and bloody struggle for power. (E) http://www.amazon.com/Emiliano-Zapata-Revolutionary-Champion-Heritage/dp/1592961665

Schools for Chiapas. This site provides information about the Zapatistas, the Mayan rebels who rose up on Jan. 1, 1994. They were named in honor of the Mexican hero Emiliano Zapata and see their current struggle as a continuation of Zapata's fight for social justice at the beginning of the 20th century. (H, TR) http://www.schoolsforchiapas.org/english.html

Anatomy of a Movement: The Zapatistas by Project South. This fast-paced curriculum helps students and activists study a movement from the Global South and apply the lessons learned to their own struggles. (H) http://www.projectsouth.org/pages/Resources/Toolkits/toolkits_aoam.htm [This website is temporarily under construction]

Viva La Causa: The Story of Cesar Chavez and a Great Movement for Social Justice. See Labor Section. http://www.tolerance.org/teach/resources/viva_lacausa.jsp

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez. See Labor Section. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZiEhe9pOt10C

Model Curriculum and Resources for Teachers. See Labor Section. http://chavez.cde.ca.gov/ModelCurriculum/Teachers/index1.aspx

Dolores Huerta Mini-Unit. See Labor Section. http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-famous/huerta.html

Si Se Puede. See Labor Section. http://www.cincopuntos.com/pdf/Si-Se-Puede-lesson-plan.pdf

Bread and Roses. See Labor Section. http://www.amazon.com/Bread-Roses-Pilar-Padilla/dp/B00005OSLC

Granito de Arena/Grain of Sand; Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad/A Little Bit of So Much Truth; Desde el Filo de la Navaja/ From the Edge of the Blade. See Labor Section. http://www.trickleupfilms.org/
http://www.corrugate.org/

Nepantla: Caught Between Two Worlds: Growing up Mexican American in Los Angeles. This site provides three lesson plans with audio downloads of women storytellers. (M, H)http://www.racebridgesforschools.com/womenshistory

Caribbean Connections: The Dominican Republic. This book provides an overview of the history, politics and culture of the Dominican community, the fourth largest Latino group in the United States. Spanish language companion available. (M, H, TR)http://teachingforchange.org/store/ccdr

My American Girls by P.O.V. This film is about a year in the life of the Ortiz family, Dominican immigrants, who live in Brooklyn and dream of retiring one day to their native country. Their American-born daughters have different ideas and aspirations. These contradictions form the core of the film. P.O.V offers a lending library for teachers who register on their site. (E, M, H, TR)http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2001/myamericangirls/fullfilm.html
Lesson Plans: http://www.kqed.org/w/mosaic/latino/laciudad.html

US-PuertoRicans.org by Isis Morales. This multimedia community is dedicated to the Puerto Rican Diaspora. US-PuertoRicans.org encourages dialogue and action across geographic and generational lines. The site includes sections such as Puerto Ricans on the Map, History Matters, Arts & Culture and Community & Politics. (M, H, TR) http://www.us-puertoricans.org/

I Have a Border in my Mind: the Puerto Ricans' Arts and Culture as Factors for Self-Esteem by Abie L. Quiñones-Benítez. This unit provides information on the history of Puerto Rico and individual lesson plans to help students learn more about Puerto Rican culture and identity. (M, H) http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2001/4/01.04.08.x.html

A People's History of American Empire by Howard Zinn. This is a general source for discussing the century-long history of the U.S.'s actions in the world. Zinn specifically looks at the U.S.'s involvement in Latin America at various points in the text. (M, H) http://us.macmillan.com/apeopleshistoryofamericanempire

The Panama Deception by Barbara Trent. The film provides a critical account of the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989, showing the complexities of U.S. imperialism of the isthmus. The full film is available free online. (H) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-446387292666223710

The U.S. Trade Embargo on Cuba from NOW with Bill Moyers, PBS. This lesson allows students to explore the historical context of the plight of Elian Gonzalez by examining the U.S. blockade of Cuba. Students examine perspectives for and against the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, investigate its historical background, develop a position, and articulate viewpoints in a public forum. (H) http://www.pbs.org/now/classroom/cuba.html

Survey of Latino Attitudes on the War in Iraq. This survey examines the attitudes of U.S. born and foreign born Latinos and their perspectives on the War in Iraq. (H, TR) http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/37.pdf

Literacy

Teaching for Joy and Justice by Linda Christensen. This book reveals what happens when a teacher treats all students as intellectuals instead of intellectually challenged. Through story upon story, Christensen demonstrates how she draws on students' lives and the world to teach poetry, essay, narrative and critical literacy skills. (TR)http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/tfjj/tfjj.shtml

Why Did This Happen? Content Perspective, Dialogue: A Workshop Model for Developing Young People's Reflective Writing by Susan Wilcox, Ed.D. This new curriculum from The Brotherhood/ Sister Sol helps young people engage in critical inquiry, develop a love of learning and transform their lives. (TR) http://www.brotherhood-sistersol.org/shop.shtml

Brave New Voices. Brave New Voices is a national poetry slam competition that truly engages everyone involved; from the participants, to the adult mentors and the audience members. The first episode of the HBO series which chronicles the 2008 festival is available online. (M, H) http://www.bravenewvoices.org

Hip Hop and the Classics for the Classroom. See African American Arts Section. http://www.hiphopintheclass.com/

The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook Volume 1 (H2ED). See African American Arts Section. http://www.lulu.com/content/656880

Growing up Hip-Hop. See African American Arts Section. http://kahlilalmustafa.com/_product_28961/Growing_Up_Hip-Hop

IndyKids. IndyKIds is a free newspaper and teaching tool that aims to inform children on current news and world events from a progressive perspective and to inspire a passion for social justice and learning. It is geared toward kids in grades 4 to 8 and high school English Language Learners. IndyKids is produced five times during the school year. (E, M) http://www.indykids.net/

Jane Addams Children's Book Award. This annual award honors children's books of literary and artistic merit that invite children to think deeply about peace, social justice, world community and gender and racial equality. (E) http://www.janeaddamspeace.org

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read by American Library Association. The American Library Association page on Banned Books Week includes events, lists of banned books and ideas for action. (E, M, H) http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.cfm

To Ban or Not to Ban by Indykids. The Nov/Dec 2008 issue of IndyKids features a piece about an activity a New York library did with its students to celebrate banned books week. (E, M) http://www.indykids.net/issues/pdf/indykids_iss17.pdf

Exploring Banned and Challenged Books by Kathryn Pole & Maggie Dyer. This report explains a community collaborative project that explored banned and challenged books in a variety of contexts and venues in St. Louis, MO. The second link takes you to a blog on the project. (H, TR)http://www.edliberation.org/resources/records/exploring-banned-and-challenged-books-a-collaborative-project/view
http://www.abcsofliteracy.blogspot.com

Media Literacy

Media Literacy Lessons by Educators for Social Responsibility. The six lessons provided help students deconstruct media messages and how the news is created. While the lessons are free, you need to create a free account to access them. (H) http://www.esrnational.org/otc/view_lessons.php?action=theme&themeid=15

Youth Media Info Center by the FreeChild Project. One way for students to participate in International Youth Day is to use media to examine their world and the issues they face and to tell their own stories. This website provides a list of youth media organizations, resources and publishers to support your students’ projects. (E, M, H) http://www.freechild.org

Turn Off TV…Turn on the Possibilities by Pat Degracia from Kitsap County Health District. This site describes the significance of TV Turnoff Day. It includes a log that students and families can use to report how many hours of television they watched during this week compared to a normal week. (E, M, H) http://depts.washington.edu/nwmedia/sections/kitsap/training_docs/tv_turnoff_package.pdf

Organizer's Kit. This includes kits that you can purchase as well as fact sheets about children's television viewing habits. (E, M, H) http://www.tvturnoff.org/

Merchants of Cool by PBS (55 minutes). This PBS Frontline documentary is available online for free. It makes a compelling case for the distortion of youth culture by its massive commercialization. Site includes teacher’s guide. (H)http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism. This film provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know. (H) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6737097743434902428&hl=en-GB

Middle Eastern Americans and the Middle East History, Issues and Rights

The Road to Guantánamo directed by Mat Whitecross and Michael Winterbottom. Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantánamo Bay for two years. They were eventually released without being charged. Free online version available at Teach Peace's website. (H) http://www.teachpeace.com/roadtoguantanamo.htm

Arab Stereotypes and American Educators by Marvin Wingfield and Bushra Karaman. A teacher resource on the impact of Arab stereotyping on students. (TR) http://www.tanenbaum.org/arab_stereotypes.pdf

Iqbal by Francesco D’Adamo. See Labor section. http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781416903291-0

Teacher's Guide for COBBLESTONE Armenian-Americans. See Genocide Section. http://www.edliberation.org/resources/records/teachers-guide-for-cobblestone-armenian-americans

Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The Genocide of the Armenians. See Genocide Section. http://www.gifttool.com/shop/ShopProductDetails?ID=1332&VER=1&LNG=EN&PID=36373&DID=857

Palestine/Israel Education Project (PEP). The Palestine/Israel Education Project, an initiative of educators and activists based in New York City, was created to engage students in critical thinking about the culture, history and current living conditions of Palestinians and Israelis. (M, H) http://www.thinkpep.net/

A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird w/ Sonia Nimr. This book is about a young boy, Karim, who is living through the Israeli occupation of Palestine. (E) http://leftbooks.com/store/product16.html

Voices of a People's History. This short video shows Alice Walker reading a letter from Rachel Corrie, a young, white American who traveled to the Gaza Strip as part of the International Solidarity Movement. She was killed by a bulldozer operated by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during a protest against the destruction of Palestinian homes by the IDF. (H)http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1274721&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=1

Native American History, Issues and Rights

The ABC's of Native American Heritage Month by Teaching Tolerance. Teaching Tolerance offers a wealth of activity ideas tied to Thanksgiving, Native mascots and indigenous people's proud heritage of resistance. (E, M, H) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=750

The Cradleboard Teaching Project by Nihewan Foundation for American Indian Education. The Cradleboard Teaching Project offers a variety of information on a range of topics related to indigenous peoples of the Americas. Online quiz material is available for students or teachers and some links to sites with additional lesson plans are imbedded within the articles. (E, M, H) http://www.cradleboard.org

Oyate. Oyate is a Native American organization that lists recommended children's books on Native American history and culture. The website features a list of Thanksgiving books to use and ones to avoid. (E, M, H) http://www.oyate.org/catalog/index.html

Unlearning “Indian“ Stereotypes by Rethinking Schools. Narrated by Native American children, the DVD Unlearning "Indian" Stereotypes teaches about racial stereotypes and provides an introduction to Native American history through the eyes of children. Includes teacher guide and other resources. (E, M, H) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/uis-dvd/

American Indians in Children's Literature Blog by Debbie Reese. Debbie Reese's blog is one of the finest collections of resources and critical perspectives on teaching about Native Americans. (E, M, H) http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/

We Shall Remain by PBS. We Shall Remain is a PBS mini-series and multi-media project that establishes Native history as an essential part of American history. Five 90-minute documentaries spanning three hundred years tell the story of pivotal moments in U.S. history from the Native American perspective. Website includes teacher's guides. (H) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/

Rethinking Columbus, edited by Bill Bigelow and Bob Peterson, Rethinking Schools. The 90+ lessons, interviews, poems, etc. re-evaluate the myth of Columbus and issues of indigenous people. (E, M, H) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/columbus/columbus.shtml

Indian Removal Act unit at Digital History. See Genocide Section. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/lesson_plans_display.cfm?lessonID=26

Indian Removal Act by Lessonplanet.com. See Genocide Section. http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywords=indian+removal+act&rating=3

The Spirit Survives: The American Indian Boarding School Experience: Then and Now. This site provides lesson plans with audio downloads of women storytellers. (M, H) http://www.racebridgesforschools.com/womenshistory

Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience, 1875-1928 by David Wallace Adams. This book examines how government boarding schools from 1875 to 1928 were used for acculturating American Indian youth to "American" ways of thinking and living. (TR) http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/adaedu.html

Carlisle Indian Industrial School History Website. This web collection of the history of Carlisle includes "before and after" photographs of students. (M, H, TR) http://home.epix.net/~landis/index.html

Home to Medicine Mountain by Chiori Santiago. Although the indian boarding schools would pay for the students' train fare to school, they would not pay for their trip back home. Unfortunately, many families could not afford to pay for the trip back. This story is about the struggle, determination and longing of two boys trying to get home on their own. (E) http://www.childrensbookpress.org/our-books/native-american/home-medicine-mountain

Rabbit Proof Fence. The film, while based in Australia, sheds light on the experience and determination of indigenous children in the face of forced deculturalization. The site includes lessons that accompany the film. (E, M, H)http://wwwupdate.un.org/works/goingon/australia/lessonplan_indigchildren.html http://wwwupdate.un.org/works/goingon/australia/lessonplan_indigchildren.html

Alcatraz is not an Island by PBS. The PBS website provides lesson plans and resources for teaching about the American Indian Movement. (M, H) http://www.pbs.org/itvs/alcatrazisnotanisland/educators.html

Peace Education / Counter Recruiting

The Teach Peace Foundation. The Teach Peace website has lesson plans, resources, speakers and activities for teaching peace, non-violence and democratic citizenship. They also have a variety of excellent films that can be watched online free. (E, M, H ,TR) http://www.teachpeace.com/programs.htm

World March Websites. These sites provide information about the World March and how schools can sign up. http://www.worldmarchusa.net/
http://www.marchamundial.org

Understanding the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by Educators for Social Responsibility. This lesson will help students understand the purpose, structure, and nature of the treaty. You will have to create a free account to access the lesson. (H) http://www.esrnational.org/otc/view_lessons.php?action=theme&themeid=2

Veterans for Peace Speakers Bureau. This organization provides knowledgeable speakers who share first hand information about military service and war. They present facts and views that are necessary for a young person to consider in making an informed choice about military service. (E, M, H) http://www.veteransforpeace.org/Speakers_List.vp.html

Conscientious Objection: Youth and Militarism by the American Friends Service Committee. The American Friends website has a host of materials about militarism, alternatives to the military, counter recruitment and conscientious objection. (H) http://www.afsc.org/Youth&Militarism/

DMZ: A Guide to Taking Your School Back From the Military by The War Resisters League. DMZ is a comprehensive counter military recruitment organizing manual for youth activists and their allies. (H) http://www.warresisters.org/dmz

Police / Prison

Prison Industrial Complex: Social Control in the Era of Globalization. This curriculum connects the Prison Industrial Complex to the growing police state and advancing corporate globalization. With a broad definition of the PIC and a comprehensive analysis, this resource is useful in a wide variety of forums. (H) http://www.projectsouth.org/pages/Resources/Toolkits/toolkits_pic.htm

Every Mother's Son by P.O.V. This film presents three primary examples of police brutality and what is being done about it. The lesson accompanying the video addresses what students can do to take action in the present day. (H) http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2004/everymothersson/for.html

Transgender Youth and the Prison Industrial Complex by FIERCE. This flow chart outlines the life experiences and institutional factors that place transgender youth of color within the prison industrial complex. (M, H) http://www.edliberation.org/resources/records/transgender-youth-and-the-prison-industrial-complex/view

Queer History, Issues and Rights

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Curriculum. The website features tools and resources for teaching about gay issues, for addressing homophobia and for supporting students to start Gay/Straight alliances. (E, M, H) http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/library/curriculum.html

The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project operates a nationwide crisis and suicide prevention helpline for LGTBQ youth. This site includes educational resources. (M, H, TR) http://www.thetrevorproject.org/education.aspx

Welcoming Schools. Welcoming Schools is a guide for administrators, educators, parents and guardians who want to strengthen their schools’ approach to family diversity, gender stereotyping and bullying. It is specifically designed for use in K-5 learning environments and is inclusive of LGBT families and individuals in the broader context of diversity. (E) http://www.hrc.org/welcomingschools/

Stonewall and Beyond: Gay and Lesbian Issues by Bay Breeze Educational Resources. This lesson provides students firsthand experiences of struggles facing gays and lesbians. It includes role playing. (H) http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/stonewall/index.html

Safe Schools Coalition Month-by-Month Planning Page. Month-by-month planning provides information and lessons that speak to the intersections between LGTB history and other heritage months. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/blackboard-history.html

The Safe Schools Coalition. An incredible wealth of resources for educators for supporting LGTB youth and creating safer school environments. Explore the entire site, or use the link for specific resources on coming out. (E, M, H) http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/RG-coming_out.html

Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: Online Exhibition of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. See Genocide Section. http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/homosexuals_02/

The Times of Harvey Milk. The Times of Harvey Milk recreates the tumultuous story of Milk’s grass-roots political organizing activities and his election through the shocking murders and their repercussions—from the candle-light memorial on the evening of the assassinations, to the angry mobs who stormed City Hall in the aftermath of his killer's sentencing. (M, H, TR) http://www.hulu.com/watch/49577/the-times-of-harvey-milk
http://www.thetimesofharveymilk.com/

The Harvey Milk Story by Kari Krakow and David Gardner. A children's book about Harvey Milk that can be used to spark discussions with younger children around topics of identity, pride, courage, activism and the broader concepts of freedom and representation in the United States. The website includes an educators' guide and lesson plans for the book. (E) http://www.harveymilkstory.com/

The Rainbow History Project. The project contains photos and other resources that document the first Gay Pride March. It includes audio of Audre Lorde's and Allen Ginsberg's speeches. (E, M, H) http://www.rainbowhistory.org/mow79.pdf
http://www.rainbowhistory.org/mow79.htm

Day of Silence Website. This site includes information about the day’s history as well FAQs, reproducible materials, an organizing manual for students and more. (M, H) http://www.dayofsilence.org

The Day of Silence 2008. This site shows YouTube videos about Day of Silence. (M, H) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7-rsuinwes

No Name Calling Week Website by GLSEN. This site includes free resources and information about the week, as well as a resource kit that can be purchased online. (E, M, H) http://www.nonamecallingweek.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/home.html

That's a Family! by Groundspark. This documentary helps children understand the different shapes families take today. The site includes a teacher’s guide. Look for other groundspark films: It's Elementary and Straightlaced. (E, M) http://groundspark.org/our-films-and-campaigns/thatfamily

The Gay Marriage Debate. This is a listing of links to articles and GLSEN lessons on the marriage debate. (H, TR) http://www.tolerance.org/teach/current/event.jsp?cid=463

Kicking the Apartheid Habit by The Pinky Show. The Pinky Show is an animated online TV show featuring a cat named Pinky. This episode discusses how many individuals choose not to participate in racial segregation yet continue to benefit from heterosexual privileges such as marriage. (E, M, H) http://www.pinkyshow.org/archives/episodes/071222/

Freedom To Marry. This campaign website provides historic and current information about nationwide efforts to secure equal marriage rights for all couples. Includes ideas for social action. (TR) http://www.freedomtomarry.org/

Uncle Bobby's Wedding by Sarah S. Brannen. This picture book is about a little girl who is not worried about her gay uncle’s wedding; rather she is worried that she might not be as special to him once it's over. (E) http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/library/record/2364.html

BBC: Arguments Against Marriage. The BBC has compiled a list of alternative viewpoints that same-sex couples may hold against marriage. Teachers can help students consider the evolution of marriage as an institution with roots in patriarchy. (TR) http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/samesexmarriage/queer_2.shtml [This site is no longer available online.]

Intersex Initiative Website. A website with information about intersexuality. (H, TR) http://www.intersexinitiative.org/index.html

Beyond The Binary, A Tool Kit for Gender Identity Activism in Schools by the Gay-Straight Alliance Network, Transgender Law Center and The National Center for Lesbian Rights. This guide includes information for helping students deconstruct some of the myths behind gender identity. It can be used to develop plans for Transgender Day of Remembrance, or for action planning to change school policies that are not supportive of all students. (E, M, H, TR) http://www.gsanetwork.org/BeyondtheBinary/btbonline.pdf

Luna by Julie Anne Peters. This novel is told from the perspective of a young woman who is dealing with her brother's decision to live as his true female self, Luna. It is included in the Gay-Straight Alliance Network's list of recommended books for and about LGBTQ youth. You can also find information about Transgender Day of Remembrance through this site. (M, H) http://www.gsanetwork.org/resources/books.html

Transgender Youth and the Prison Industrial Complex by FIERCE. See Police/Prison section. http://www.edliberation.org/resources/records/transgender-youth-and-the-prison-industrial-complex/view

Religions

My Name is Bilal by Asma Mobin-Uddin. Bilal, a young Muslim boy, having transferred to a new school, tries to fit in. He pretends his name is Bill and ignores the teasing of his sister for wearing a head scarf. With an understanding teacher, Bilal reconnects with his faith and school. (E) http://books.google.com/books?id=_UPc7aEmrAQC

BBC Schools: Guide to Ramadan. This site includes basic information about Ramadan and Eid al-Fit as well as links to lesson plans intended to help students understand beliefs and practices of Muslim people. A lesson on Islamic art is included here. Follow links to "BBC Food" for information on Eid al-Fitr around the globe. (E, M, H) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/islam/ramadan.shtml

The Best Eid Ever by Asma Mobin-Uddin. During Eid, Aneesa is sad that her parents are thousands of miles away for the Hajj pilgrimage until her grandmother gives her a beautiful gift that comes in handy when she meets two sisters who are refugees and in need of her help. (E) http://books.google.com/books?id=yEgP9Zq7QAMC&pg=PT39&dq=My+Name+is+Bilal,+Asma+Mobin-Uddin&client=safari#PPP1,M1

Hinduism by Cobblestone. This inexpensive book examines dharma, karma, moksha and more. (E, M) http://www.cobblestonepub.com/book/CAL9303.html

Information about Hinduism for Children by Woodlands Junior School. This site provides factual information about Hinduism and other major religions. (E, M, H) http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/hinduism.htm

Lights for Gita by Rachna Gilmore. Gilmore introduces readers to Divali, one of the most important holidays observed by Hindus all over the world, through the eyes of Gita, a young immigrant girl. The author's site includes a teacher’s guide and other books about Hinduism. (E) http://www.rachnagilmore.ca/guide-lights.html

My Sikh Year: A Year of Religious Festivals by Cath Senker. This book moves chronologically through the calendar year and looks at the typical events, customs, and celebrations celebrated by Sikh children. (E) http://www.amazon.com/My-Sikh-Year-Religious-Festivals/dp/0750240555

Under the Bodhi Tree by Dharma Realm Buddhist Association. This book tells the story of the Buddha's life, from his birth as a pampered prince, through his cultivation and enlightenment, to his founding of the Buddhist sangha and his final Nirvana. (E, M) http://www.amazon.com/Under-Bodhi-Dharma-Buddhist-Association/dp/0881393193/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238335074&sr=1-1

Wesak by Open-Sez-Me Books. The book provides information and activities to recognize Wesak or Vesakha and to learn more about Buddhism. (E) http://www.open-sez-mefestivals.co.uk/wesak.htm

Religious Oppression

Our Traditions, Our World: Antireligious Understanding for Young Children by Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding. This site includes lessons to teach students a broader view of the world and to learn to respect the beliefs and practices of every person within it. The lessons highlight the many similarities and shared values across various religious beliefs and practices and celebrates the differences. (E) http://www.tanenbaum.org/IRUSample.pdf

The Road to Guantánamo. See Middle Eastern History section. http://www.teachpeace.com/roadtoguantanamo.htm

Arab Stereotypes and American Educators. See Middle Eastern History section http://www.tanenbaum.org/arab_stereotypes.pdf

Days of Remembrance. See Genocide Section. http://www.ushmm.org/remembrance/dor/

One Survivor Remembers. See Genocide Section. http://www.tolerance.org/teach/resources/survivor.jsp

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. See Genocide Section. http://www.ushmm.org/education/

Paper Clips, The Movie. See Genocide Section. (E, M, H) http://www.paperclipsmovie.com

War and Imperialism

WWII: The Pacific by Marilyn Fenichel, Discovery Education. Students study WWII in depth and engage in analysis and debate on whether the use of nuclear bombs was the best way to end the war. (H) http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/worldwarII/

Hiroshima: Why America Dropped the Atomic Bomb. See Asian History Section. http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3009874075652

Rethinking the Teaching of the Vietnam War, inside A People's History for the Classroom. See Asian History Section. http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/aphc/

Voices of a People's History. See Middle Eastern History Section. http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1274721&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=1

Palestine/Israel Education Project (PEP). See Middle Eastern History Section. http://www.thinkpep.net/

A Little Piece of Ground . See Middle Eastern History Section. http://leftbooks.com/store/product16.html

A People's History of American Empire by Howard Zinn. See Latin American History Section. http://us.macmillan.com/apeopleshistoryofamericanempire

The Panama Deception by Barbara Trent. See Latin American History Section. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-446387292666223710

The U.S. Trade Embargo on Cuba. See Latin American History Section. http://www.pbs.org/now/classroom/cuba.html

What's Going On?: Intolerance in Northern Ireland by UN Works. Series of five activities and numerous resources examining the conflict in Northern Ireland including lessons using U2's song "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and the video "What's Going On? Conflict in Northern Ireland." (M, H) http://www0.un.org/works/goingon/ireland/lessonplan_tolerance.html

Camouflaged: Investigating How the U.S. Military Affects You and Your Community by NYCoRE. This resource collection is a tool for educators to help students explore the role of the military in their lives and in their communities. (M, H, TR) http://www.lulu.com/content/1854056

The Cost of War in Iraq: How Does it Affect My Community? This math project examines how much the war in Iraq costs and what alternatives there are to spending that money (for example, on social services.) (H, TR) http://www.radicalmath.org/docs/Kokka_CostofWar.doc

Survey of Latino Attitudes on the War in Iraq. See Latino History section. http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/37.pdf

Cook for Peace. This webpage lists various resources provided by the Food Not Bombs movement including human rights, civil rights, books and other literature. (H, TR) http://www.foodnotbombs.net/issues.html

Women’s History, Issues and Rights

Gender Issues by Ithaca College WISE. This site includes a list of links, bibliographies and films related to gender issues. (M, H, TR) http://www.ithaca.edu/wise/topics/gender.htm

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600 to 2000. This website offers documents and lesson plans for teaching American history. (M, H) http://womhist.alexanderstreet.com/teacher/teacherindex.htm

The Face of Our Past: Images of Black Women from Colonial America to the Present . See African American History section. http://www.iuinfo.indiana.edu/homepages/2-25-2000/text/face_past.htm

Education for Disability and Gender Equity. See Disability Rights section. http://www.disabilityhistory.org/dwa/edge/curriculum/

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Website. This blog gathers public domain resources and writings of Charlotte Perkins GIlman and includes links to several literature lesson plan sites. (H, TR) http://www.charlotteperkinsgilman.com/

The Hull House Museum. This site contains resources to teach and learn more about the history of Hull House and Jane Addams and includes websites, videos, readings and lesson plans. (H, TR) http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/newdesign/resources.htm

Fulfilling the Promise of America: The Struggle for Voting Rights. See African American History section. http://ohioyouthvoices.org/VotingRights.pdf

VoteQuest. VoteQuest is an interactive game that teaches students about the struggle for women's voting rights. VoteQuest can be used to launch conversations about social causes and ways to champion change. (E) http://www.tolerance.org/pt/votequest/index.html

Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony by Ken Burns and Paul Barnes. This film shows the struggle and development of women's rights and Anthony and Stanton's contributions to the movement. (E, M, H) http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony/

Women’s Suffrage: Why the West First? by Edsitement. This lesson focuses on efforts in support of women's suffrage in Western states. It can be used either as a stand-alone unit or as a more specialized sequel to the Edsitement lesson, Voting Rights for Women: Pro- and Anti-Suffrage, which covers the suffrage movement in general. (H) http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=439

Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution. This exhibit explores the contributions of Jewish women in feminism’s “Second Wave." It offers a collection of images, a timeline and essays. The interactive timeline allows the visitor to follow the role of Jewish women in the resurgence of the feminist movement from the 1960s through the end of the 20th century. (H, TR) http://jwa.org/feminism/

MADRE. See Human Rights Section. http://www.madre.org/

3 Women's Stories of Another Color. This site provides three lesson plans with audio downloads of women storytellers. 1) Nepantla: Caught Between Two Worlds: Growing up Mexican American in Los Angeles. 2) The Spirit Survives: The American Indian Boarding School Experience: Then and Now. 3) Hidden Memory: Internment: Knowing Your Family’s Story and Why it Matters. (M, H) http://www.racebridgesforschools.com/womenshistory

Not Yet Rain. See African History Section. http://www.NotYetRain.org

Beyondmedia Education. Beyondmedia Education's mission is to collaborate with under-served and under-represented women, youth and communities to tell their stories, connect their stories to the world around us, and organize for social justice through the creation and distribution of media arts. Videos available for viewing and purchasing. (M, H, TR) http://www.beyondmedia.org/about_us.html

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