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Video Clips

• Tim Wise on the Construction of Whiteness 
  Tim Wise talks about America was founded in the U.S., how rich and poor people are divided, how race was constructed, and implications of border creation. Contemporary issues such as Huricane Katrina are discussed. 
  Relevant Learning Objective: LO-3.1: The Founding and Settling of This Country.

• Sopranos Clip on Columbus Curriculum 
  This short clip introduces Zinn’s text and a new perspective to what is typically taught in U.S. schools related to Columbus. 
  Relevant Learning Objective: LO-3.2: Historical Perspectives of Peoples of the United States.

• California first State to End School Segregation 
  California’s Assembly Member Mary Salas describes past injustices in California connected to Mendez v. Westminster, a case based in the denial of entry into a public school in California due to the color of their skin. 
  Relevant Learning Objective: LO-3.3:Key Legislation Impacting Education.

Web Resources

• Native Village 
  The NATIVE VILLAGE website was created for youth, educators, families, and friends who wish to celebrate the rich, diverse cultures of The Americas' First Peoples. 
  Relevant Learning Objective: LO-3.1: The Founding and Settling of This Country. 

• Greg D. Feldmeth’s U.S. History Resources 
  The U.S. History Resources web site exists is to assist students and teachers in high school U.S. history courses. This site attempts to simplify American history without making it simplistic. It was designed to assist students in my Advanced Placement U.S. History course offered at Polytechnic School in Pasadena, California and is updated and improved by those students and others who utilize the site. 
  Relevant Learning Objective: LO-3.2: Historical Perspectives of Peoples of the United States.

• Library of Congress 
  Bring primary sources to life through the Library of Congress’s multiple resources for classrooms. 
  Relevant Learning Objective: LO-3.2: Historical Perspectives of Peoples of the United States.