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In this free lesson, students review a timeline of black activism, identify patterns and themes, consider accomplishments of civil rights activists and the enduring obstacles to racial equality, and evaluate platforms for activism and the role of social media in protests.

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What is racial slavery and how is it different from other forms of slavery? Why should we use the term “enslaved people” instead of “slaves”? Writer, scholar, and curator Anthony Bogues of the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University answers a wide range of questions in the 19 videos in this new free series.

In this unit, students explore the history of Syria from the Ottoman Empire to French colonial rule, Syrian independence, and the rise of the Assad regimes as historical background to understand the recent conflict.

Students probe the history of the United States from 1830 to 1865 and explore the issues driving the political confrontation over slavery and the meaning of liberty.

What is the meaning of freedom? What does the struggle for black freedom look like today? Kristen Maye of Brown University discusses the Fugitive Slave Act, contrabands of war, and more in this series of short, free videos.

This is a major, must-have overhaul and replacement for this popular unit. Students explore the events leading up to Lenin and the Bolsheviks' assumption of power; the political and economic conditions that led to the fall of the Tsar; and the competing political ideologies in revolutionary-era Russia.

This unit traces Cuba’s history from the country’s precolonial past to its most recent economic, social, and political changes and considers discussions Cubans on the island are having about their country’s future.