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CommonLit

Common Lit: Turmoil in China; In Shanghai, Protesters Turn Defiant

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Turmoil in China; In Shanghai, Protesters Turn Defiant" by Richard Bernstein, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF...
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PBS

Pbs: Independent Lens: The Weather Underground

For Students 9th - 10th
Read background about the Weathermen, a radical group in the 1960s which protested the Vietnam War and racism with often violent acts. This introduction is to a video shown on PBS in 2003. Find interviews with members of the Weather...
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Smithsonian Institution

Nat'l Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: Bring the Troops Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Annotated example of a poster produced by anti-Vietnam War activists serves as a useful resource for analyzing poster art as a form of protest.

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