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Movies for the Classroom: A Christmas Carol (1971)

The holidays are never complete without Charles Dickens‘ immortal Victorian morality tale–and now you can show among the best versions of the story. In 1843, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was not only a wildly popular bestseller.  In so many … Continue reading

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Videos for the Classroom: Election Day on Sesame Street

This was, honest to God, the very first time I ever heard about voting. When I was a kid, it was shows like Sesame Street that introduced me to a lot of the basics of American life.  This video is … Continue reading

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The Treacherous Rainbow of Identity Politics in History

“The thing is, you cannot judge a race. Any man who judges by the group is a pea-wit. You take men one at a time.” ~ Sergeant ‘Buster’ Kilrain, in Gettysburg (1993) I’m always uneasy when government messes with actual … Continue reading

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