Instructional Video12:24
Crash Course

Free Will, Witches, Murder, and Macbeth, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 409

12th - Higher Ed
The Sound! The Fury! Today, we're talking about Shakespeare's Scottish play, Macbeth. So, was Macbeth really predestined to do all the murdering and bad kinging and other terrible stuff? That's the big question in Macbeth, and it's one...
Instructional Video5:12
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Brian A. Pavlac: Ugly History: Witch Hunts

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In the German town of Nördlingen in 1593, innkeeper Maria Höll found herself accused of witchcraft. She was arrested for questioning, and denied the charges. She insisted she wasn't a witch through 62 rounds of torture before her...
Instructional Video4:07
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Can you outsmart the fallacy that started a witch hunt? | Elizabeth Cox

Pre-K - Higher Ed
It's 1950. Anti-communist sentiment in the United States is at an all-time high. Senator Joseph McCarthy claims he has a list of communists who are influencing government policy. He makes his first accusation without providing any...
Instructional Video5:37
TED-Ed

TED-ED: What is McCarthyism? And how did it happen? - Ellen Schrecker

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In the 1950s, as part of a campaign to expose suspected Communists, thousands of individuals were aggressively investigated and questioned before government panels. Named after its most notorious practitioner, the phenomenon known as...
Instructional Video5:18
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: What really happened during the Salem Witch Trials

Pre-K - Higher Ed
You’ve been accused of a crime you did not commit. It’s impossible to prove your innocence. If you insist that you’re innocent anyway, you’ll likely be found guilty and executed. But if you confess, apologize, and implicate others,...
Instructional Video12:10
Step Back History

The Lavender Scare: McCarthy's Other Crusade

12th - Higher Ed
The Red Scare wasn't just about hinting communists. It also resulted in thousands of LGBTQ+ federal workers losing their jobs.
Instructional Video6:36
Wonderscape

Tituba’s Confession: The Turning Point in the Salem Witch Trials

K - 5th
This video explores the pivotal role of Tituba's confession in the Salem Witch Trials. Learn how pressure from Reverend Samuel Parris and fear of punishment led to Tituba's detailed accounts of witchcraft, which fueled the hysteria in...
Instructional Video11:47
Step Back History

The Lavender Scare: McCarthy's Other Crusade

12th - Higher Ed
The Red Scare wasn't just about hinting communists. It also resulted in thousands of LGBTQ+ federal workers losing their jobs.
Instructional Video5:13
Curated Video

Going on a witch hunt | Halloween songs | Brain Break

Pre-K - K
Help me to keep improving the quality of my videos and expanding our reach to more children'https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BrainSnax' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>children Let's sing Going on a witch hunt together. Halloween Songs...
Instructional Video1:48
Curated Video

The Salem Witch Trials: What Really Happened?

9th - Higher Ed
The Salem Witch trials are one of the most infamous episodes in US history, but what really happened in Salem?
Instructional Video12:53
Step Back History

The Lavender Scare: McCarthy's Other Crusade

12th - Higher Ed
The Red Scare wasn't just about hinting communists. It also resulted in thousands of LGBTQ+ federal workers losing their jobs.
Instructional Video3:31
Financial Times

Understanding the #MeToo phenomenon

Higher Ed
Rana Foroohar and Gillian Tett discuss the wave of sexual harassment allegations that have come to light in recent months