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VA250 Educator Resources
Virginia History Resources for the United States Semiquincentennial
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Freedom's Fortress
How can we honor the people, places, and events woven into the fabric of our communities?
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1619 vs 1776
When and where does “American history” begin?
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The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities
How do digital archives give new insights into the ways that the Civil War was interpreted by communities in the North and South?
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An Intimate View of a Nationwide Fissure: The Valley of the Shadow
An AP level learning resources to further explore the Valley of the Shadow archives.
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A Public Calamity
What can citizens and policymakers learn by studying how Americans historically responded to a public health crisis?
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School Interrupted
What role did teenagers like Barbara Johns play in desegregating schools in Virginia and the United States?
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Access the educational resources for the PBS feature documentary, "How the Monuments Came Down, " including information to screen the film in your classroom, lesson plans, and interviews with the filmmakers and historians who appear in the film.
How the Monuments Came Down
Exploring contested landscapes in the ongoing debate over monuments and memorialization.
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Additional resources for teaching current events related to Virginia history may be found on Bunk.
Explore Current Events related to Virginia history in Bunk
Discover content from the Bunk archive related to “Virginia”.
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Additional maps and learning resources for teaching about Virginia in the wider context of American History may be found using American Panorama.
American Panorama
A Digital Atlas of the United States
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BackStory Archive
BackStory was an innovative public radio program and podcast produced by VA Humanities from 2008 to 2020. This archive includes episodes and transcripts from BackStory’s entire 12-year run. Follow this link for Virginia-themed content in the archive.
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New American History is a proud partner of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society and the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, serving as curriculum consultants for the following projects:
No Playbook
Listen to audio clips and read transcripts from people who experienced Massive Resistance and school integration in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Check out these additional learning resources for using No Playbook.
Alice Ivory: Breaking Boundaries
In what ways did Virginia artist Alice Ivory break boundaries?
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Teach about Alice Ivory - in history, art and CTE courses.
mapping albemarle - mapping cville
Mapping Racial Covenants, Black Property, Infrastructure, and More...
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Raised/Razed
Raised/Razed dives deep into Charlottesville, VA’s oldest African American neighborhood, charting the lives of residents as they faced racially discriminatory policies and a city government that saw them as the only thing between it and progress. Learn the hard truths of the federal Urban Renewal program, and the broader history of its effect in Durham, NC and other communities across America.
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Additional maps and learning resources to teach about redlining, urban renewal, and the ongoing environmental and public health effects of these policies, visit Mapping Inequality.
Mapping Inequality
Redlining in New Deal America
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Civic Season Learning Resources Archives • In collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution and Made by US
At New American History, we’re committed to helping students see how current events take their shape from history. Our tools and resources are free and freely available to all educators, intended to uncover new ways to teach the past in light of the present.
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