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Daily Video July 28 2015

Fallen WWII soldiers teach students about sacrifice

In the more than 70 years since allied soldiers stormed the beach at Normandy, firsthand accounts of the lives lost that day are slipping away.

Daily Video June 23 2015

Military conducted race-based experiments during WWII

The U.S. tested the effects of highly toxic mustard gas on troops in nonconsensual, race-based experiments during World War II, according to a new NPR investigation.

Post June 16 2015

Five things your class needs to know about U.S.-Cuban relations

By Gabby Shacknai President Barack Obama announced this year that the U.S. would …

Lesson Plan January 29 2015

Lesson plan: six murals tell the story of La Amistad and the African slave trade

On a moonless night in July 1839, several enslaved Africans unshackled themselves and crept up to the deck of La Amistad where they attacked and killed all but two of their captors. In this lesson, students will learn the story of Amistad through videos and six murals by Hale Woodruff, an artist eager to use his skills to create social change.