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Gender & Sexuality in NZ

An overview of gender and sexuality in New Zealand

Reparations

Essential questions for considering reparations

Intro to Iran & the Rezaians

A brief overview of Iranian / American relations and experiences of Jason & Yegi Rezaian

Socialization

A simple framework for understanding socialization and its agents

Margaret Garner

Evaluating the morality of her choices given the historical context in which they were made

2nd Amendment

Just the text of the 2nd Amendment as a tool for discussion

Sleeping

A simple introduction to sleep and sleep hygiene.

The Future of Policing

Providing students with basic background on criminal justice so they can propose reforms.

Race and...​Colonialism

Race and... Identity

Helping students understand that while race is a social construction, it still has massive historical impact.

Flint is Sad

An overview of Flint, MI's economic and racial history, leading up to the Flint Water Crisis.

Nonviolent Direct Action (NVDA)

An introduction to how the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) trained civil rights advocates in nonviolent direct action.

The Negro Motorist Green Book

An introduction to and exploration of the Negro Motorist Green Book and its relevance today.

Slavery Propaganda

How pro-slavery forces responded to the pressures of anti-slavery forces in the early 1800s.

The Second ​Middle Passage

A look into some of the numbers behind the forced migration of enslaved people from the Upper South to the Deep South after the invention of the cotton gin.

Gabriel's Rebellion

A look at the revolutionaries who inspired Gabriel's Rebellion, as well as the rebellion itself.

Family History of Sally Hemings

An outline of the Hemings family tree and it's intersection with the Jefferson family.

Birth Control Movement

Overview up to the first modern birth control movement in the early 20th century.

The Committee on Public Information

An introduction to the propaganda work of the CPI during WWI.

Washington & DuBois

Get to know the early lives of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. Also includes a Washington's "Atlanta Compromise" speech and DuBois's response from "The Souls of Black Folks."

Taylorism

How a Progressive idea can have unintended consequences

Considering Confederate Monuments

Using the topic of Confederate monuments as a way to practice active listening skills.

The War on Drugs

Issues in American Presidential Elections

A Brief History of Policing in America

A casual outline for a classroom overview and discussion of policing in America. (Has the potential to be edited to include full explanations of each point within each slide.)

Intersectional Feminism

An introduction to intersectional feminism.

Origins of Affluenza

An examination of affluenza in the context of residential segregation.

Gross National Happiness

An exploration of Gross National Happiness as a measure of national success.

Flint Water Crisis - Part 1

An introduction to Flint Water Crisis, specifically some history behind the emergency management of the city.

Introducing Privilege

An introduction to the concept of privilege designed for upper level high school students.

Origins of Sociology

What is sociology? How did it originate? Who were it's early practitioners?

Affirmative Action

Why affirmative action was instituted and where it stands today.

Hip Hop Timeline

An audio/visual timeline of hip hop. Not remotely comprehensive, just representative.

#Watergate

A brief introduction to the Watergate scandal and instructions for the #Watergate classroom activity.

Residential Segregation

An overview of residential segregation

Race and... Housing: From Red Summer to Redlining

How restrictive covenants and redlining have impacted black communities.

Portrayals of Race

Some examples of how African Americans were portrayed in media between 1900 & 1940.

Germany after WWII

(or "How Not to Repeat the Mistakes of WWI")

Legacy of Lynching

Understanding the legacy of lynching through a February 2015 report by the Equal Justice Initiative and other resources.

Codifying Racial Oppression after Reconstruction

With the failure of Reconstruction, Southern Democrats implemented laws designed specifically to oppress African Americans and retain the system of white supremacy.

Introducing "Trending Topics"

An introduction to a weekly activity based on current events.

Pre-Colonial African Tradition

An alternative look at mapping Africa and examining its oral traditions and early civilizations.

Race as a Social Construct

Helping students understand that while race is a social construction, it still has the potential to impact our lives significantly.

Postwar Timeline

A brief timeline of American history between 1950 and 1974.

Words & Culture

Sociological introduction to the relationship between language and culture, linking to video and audio excerpts from Radiolab's "Words" episode.

Sociological Imagination: The Promise

Instructions for a classroom activity using an excerpt from the first chapter of "The Sociological Imagination" by C. Wright Mills.

Straightwashing the Civil Rights Movement

A look at the life of Bayard Rustin, the gay black man behind much of the Civil Rights Movement.