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Source Collection: Evolution of Rights in Saint Domingue

These six primary sources focus on the rights of free and enslaved Black people in Saint Domingue, eventually Haiti, and how they changed over time. These rights would eventually culminate in the Haitian Revolution and the Declaration of Independence of the Blacks of St. Domingo.

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Source Collection: Pennsylvania Newspapers React to Refugees from Haitian Revolution

These newspaper articles report on the influx of the white and Black refugees fleeing Haiti during the Haitian Revolution of 1791 to 1804.

Image of Don Francisco de la Arobe in a 1599 portrait of him and his sons.

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Slavery, Law, & Power

This website encourages its users to dissect and reflect on how institutional slavery has shaped the Americas (with specific emphasis on the US) by examining documents from the pre-colonization to post-American Revolution.

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Apolitical Intellectuals/ Intelectuales Apolíticos

Otto Rene Castillo wrote the poem “Apolitical Intellectuals” in 1967 in response to the Guatemalan Civil War, which lasted from 1960-1996.

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Teaching Central America

Teaching Central America provides educational materials for K-12 educators with the goal of centering Central American history and culture in primary and secondary classrooms.

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Archives Portal Europe

This website presents records from dozens of countries, in over 20 languages, and from around 7000 diverse archival institutions total including the national archives of dozens of countries and other smaller institutions.

German soldiers from WWI standing in front of airplanes preparing to fly and air raid over Paris

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National WWI Museum and Memorial

Due to the immense amount of resources, we advise educators to enter the databases with an idea of what they want rather than attempting to browse.

Trade Union graphic with the statement "Educate Consolidate Advance To Victory"

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South Africa: Overcoming Apartheid, Building Democracy

This site is designed to provide high school and undergraduate students with primary sources and foundational information about South Africa’s multigenerational struggle to end apartheid and instate democracy.

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Nobel Peace Center

However, most notable is their partnership with Minecraft Education. The Peace Center offers two Minecraft learning landscapes, Peace Builders and Active Citizen, both are targeted at students aged 8-15.

A large, earthen mound covered in grass set against a blue sky. The mound has stairs with people using them.

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Poverty Point in Louisiana, United States

Poverty Point is a prehistoric earthenwork site featuring mounds, ridges, and a ceremonial plaza located in northeastern Louisiana, United States.