Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried is a personal and powerful account of the US war in Vietnam. This resource explores why it’s a classic:

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How did Latino Americans contribute to the war effort on the battlefield & on the home front?

How do the stories of their contributions during WWII change our understanding of the war effort? Explore these questions with resources from Humanities Texas

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How are you planning to talk to students about Memorial Day? Consider using literature for your approach:

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DYK Soviet propaganda played a role in #BrownVBoard decided OTD 1954?

Use this lesson to dissolve the artificial boundary between domestic and international affairs during the Cold War and Civil Rights era:

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The Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project gives a voice to Chinese migrants whose labor on the Transcontinental Railroad helped shape the physical & social landscape of the American West.

Find oral histories, lesson plans, & more:
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#AAPIHM

'I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
-- Albert Einstein

Find more at the Digital Einstein Papers supported by NEH

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This 10 minute video touches on so many things you teach: immigration, labor rights, women’s suffrage. All in the story one remarkable woman, Rose Schneiderman.

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Want to bring more #AAPI voices to your curriculum? Academy of American Poets put together this collection of incredible AAPI poets:

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“Give me your tired, your poor
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”
-Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus”

How’s that for a notable Jewish American contribution?

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How are you celebrating the contributions of #AAPI people this month? Check out our teacher’s guide for resources:

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May 1st has been a day of celebration and demonstration for workers since the late 19th C. Check out historic coverage in “The Daily Worker” on @ChronAm

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#LaborHistory #InternationalWorkersDay

Looking for resources to teach #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth ? We’ve got just the thing:

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“You can say that again, Billie” takes Billie Holiday’s song “Strange Fruit” as a starting point for a powerful poem. Watch the conversation from Poetry In America here:

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What role did the press play in the US declaration of war against Spain OTD 1898? Explore primary sources and research strategies from Chronicling America Historic Newspapers here:

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Can expressing emotions through poetry help us process grief and loss? This lesson explores WWI poetry that emerged from the trenches:

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What can we do to be better stewards of the Earth? How can the humanities help us understand this responsibility? Our teacher’s guide here:

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#EarthDay2024 #EnvironmentalHumanities

This lesson explores the #GreatMigration & #HarlemRenaissance by pairing poetry from Paul Lawrence Dunbar & Helene Johnson with Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series.

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#BlackHistory #edchat #NationalPoetryMonth

What historical, social, and cultural forces prompted the modernist movement? What distinguishes modernist poetry from other forms of poetry? Our Introduction to modernist poetry here:

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How did Lincoln’s assassination transform his reputation and shape his legacy?

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The Great Gatsby was published OTD in 1925. How did this slim novel become an American classic? Check out this episode of #AmericanIcons from Studio 360 and our listening guide here:

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