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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Atlanta Race Riot of 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
Article that retells the story behind the Atlanta race riots of 1906 where white mobs killed and wounded dozens of blacks in reaction to newspaper headlines of alleged assaults of white females by blacks, general racial tensions, the...
Article
Stanford University

Gendered Innovations: Race & Ethnicity

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the definitions of race and ethnicity, and how the terms have been used. Also lists several problems with labeling people or groups as a particular race or ethnicity.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Atomic Fears and the Arms Race

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the nuclear arms race in the 1950s as the United States and the USSR both stockpiled nuclear weapons. Includes 1951 propaganda video showing schoolchildren how to 'Duck and Cover' in the event of a nuclear attack. [9:15]
Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Chicago Race Riot, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
This short encyclopedia article recounts the events that led up to the Chicago Race Riot in 1919.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: The Soviet Response to the Moon Landing? Denial There Was a Moon Race at All

For Students 9th - 10th
Until 1989, Russians claimed they were not trying to reach the Moon first and that the U.S. was in "a one-nation race." Until 1989, a group of American aerospace engineers went to Moscow and finally saw the Soviets' failed lunar-landing...
Professional Doc
Other

Aha: Teaching the History of Race in Latin America

For Students 9th - 10th
A short article which examines the issue of race in Latin American societies and how teachers can approach the issue in their history classes. Good historic background is provided.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Jfk's Race to Space Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "JFK's Race to Space Speech" by President John F. Kennedy, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: A Detailed List of Human Races

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the four broad categories of human races in the world, their geographical origins, and their sub-types. Also discusses the difficulties of tracing all branches of a race throughout human history, which is even more so today...
Handout
Vroma Project

V Roma Project: The Circus: Roman Chariot Racing

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an excellent look at the chariot racing at the Circus Maximus, the history of chariot racing, and gives an example of a day at the races. this page was created by Barbara F. McManus of The College of New Rochelle.
Article
Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Megan Asaka, "Unsettled City: Migration, Race, and Seattle"

For Students 9th - 10th
Megan Asaka's current book, "Unsettled City: Migration, Race, and the Making of Seattle's Urban Landscape," explores the role of mobile populations in shaping urban regions through a case study of late nineteenth and early...
Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: 'Race to the Top' Aims to Overhaul the u.s. Education System

For Students 9th - 10th
Fixing America's public school system is not an easy task, but Obama has promised that the youth of the country will be prepared to face an "ever-changing global society." Obama has also promised funding, but there are strings attached...
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Properties of Operations Math Racing Game

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Test your math vocabulary for properties of operations in this online car racing game.
Article
Live Science

Live Science: What Is the Difference Between Race and Ethnicity?

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of the distinction between race and ethnicity.
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: One Step Equations Math Racing Game

For Students 5th - 7th
Quickly solve these one-step algebraic equations in this fast-paced racing game.
Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Race and Ethnicity: Prejudice and Racism

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson looks at the functions of race and ethnicity in society.
Article
Other

Race, Racism and the Law: Are Chicanos the Same as Mexicans?

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative article that describes Spanish people, Hispanics, Latino, Mexican, Mexican-Americans, Hispano, and Chicanos.
Article
Other

Asa: "The Antiquity and the Unity of the Human Race"

For Students 9th - 10th
This paper, published by American Scientific Affiliation (ASA), explores the possibility of Adam and Eve's existence while addressing both the scientific and biblical-theological perspective.
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: The Great War 1914 1919: Demobilization and Its Difficult Aftermath

For Students 11th - 12th
Looks at the demobilization of the American war effort and the impact it had on people's lives, accompanied by the flu pandemic and fears of contagion, race riots, and the Red Scare. Also looks at the 1920 presidential election which was...
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: One Step Equations Math Racing Game

For Students 5th - 7th
Solve one-step equations in this online game.
Website
Other

Race in the Usa: The Beginning and the End of Affirmative Action

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the reasoning behind affirmative action, the court cases that upheld it, and those that have dismantled it.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Odalie" by Alice Dunbar

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Odalie" by Alice Dunbar, an American author with a mixed-race heritage. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Website
Other

Lebensraum: Living Space for the German Race

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a discussion of the concept of "Lebensraum," or "living space" for the German people. This was one of Hitler's main justifications for his military conquests.
Handout
Columbia University

Columbia University Libraries: Notable New Yorkers: Mamie Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
On this website you can read about Dr. Mamie Clark, distinguished African-American educator, and hear an interview with her about her studies of race and child development. This interview is part of Columbia University's Oral History...
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement:african Americans and the New Deal's Civilian Conservation Corps

For Teachers 9th - 10th
One of the New Deal programs, the Civilian Conservation Corps, provided over a quarter of a million young black men with jobs and was thus another arena of the struggle for greater equality. This lesson explores that struggle and its...

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