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"I Dream a World" by Langston Hughes
In this poem, poet Langston Hughes shares various dreams he has for a different world.
Freedom Dreams Graphic Organizer
Students use this handout to read and annotate primary source documents in order to analyze the freedom dreams individuals expressed at the time.
“My Freedom Dream” Graphic Organizer
Students use this handout to brainstorm about their "freedom dream" for a community that matters to them.
“My Freedom Dream” Capstone Project Reflection
Students use this handout to reflect on their freedom dream capstone project.
Planning the “My Freedom Dream” Capstone Project
This teacher-facing handout is a project-planning tool for teachers.
“My Freedom Dream” Capstone Project Prompt
This handout contains the project prompt for the capstone project.
Facing History Scholar Reflections: Kristallnacht
Dr. Paul Bookbinder describes Kristallnacht and explains what it meant for German Jews.
Language Loss
Theodore Fontaine recalls being punished as a student at Fort Alexander Residential School for speaking the Indigenous language Ojibway.
Facing History Scholar Reflections: The Holocaust
In this video, Dr. Paul Bookbinder gives a short overview of the Holocaust.
Facing History Scholar Reflections: The Nazi Rise to Power
In this video, Dr. Paul Bookbinder describes how the Nazis assumed power in 1930s Germany.
Parental Dilemmas
Indigenous elder, residential school survivor, and author Theodore Fontaine describes his mother's take on the residential schools.