Teaching 1919 as part of the Civil Rights Movement
Red Summer of 1919: The Equal Justice Initiative tells the history of the “red summer” of 1919 in the broader context of racial injustice.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow: The companion website for this four-part documentary series offers a number of excellent primary sources for students.
Without Sanctuary: This companion website to the book Without Sanctuary examines the history of lynching in America. The website contains photographs, essays, and a short documentary film. Please be aware that the site’s content is graphic and very disturbing.
An Outrage: An Outrage, a documentary film about lynching in the American South, is available for streaming exclusively for registered Teaching Tolerance members. A viewer’s guide is also available.
Teaching Wilson & WWI: Connecting the United States to India and the World
On Wilson and Self-Determination. This seven-page essay summarizes and reviews the definitive scholarly book on the subject. It covers Wilson’s attitudes toward non-white peoples and the uses of the Wilsonian language of self-determination by anti-colonial movements in India, Egypt, China, and Korea.
Amritsar Massacre: Also known as the Jallianwall Bagh Massacre, this is a critical moment in the Indian independence movement. The US newspaper article shows the ways in which Americans were aware of efforts for democracy and self-determination beyond Europe. This digital collection of Young India pamphlets offers a window onto efforts within the United States to promote the end of British rule in India.
South Asian Immigration to United States: The South Asian American digital archive offers additional resources for bringing the history of South Asian Americans into the larger history of the United States.
Teaching Strategies
The Right Question Institute: Visit this site to access resources on the QFT.
EL Resources – BBK Workshop: This page contains an excerpt from Transformational Literacy and describes the what and so what of each step in theBuilding Background Knowledge (BBK) workshop protocol.