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This website has been created specifically with our country's teachers in mind. Here you'll find an array of films and documentaries which deal with historical and socially relevant themes, along with teaching guides that will help facilitate classroom discussion.

John Adams A sprawling epic that brings a contemporary perspective to a seminal moment in history, this epic seven-part miniseries explores the extraordinary life and times of one of America's least understood, and most underestimated, founding fathers: the second President of the United States, John Adams. Teacher's Guide Student Guide Web Site Boycott Evokes the tension, energy and excitement of the moment the Civil Rights movement found its leader in Martin Luther King Jr.. Educator's Guide DVD Iron-Jawed Angels The true story of two women who dared to stand up for women's rights, and ended up shaping the future of America. Educator's Guide Website DVD Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Explores the tragic impact that the United States' westward expansion had on American Indian culture, and the economic, political and social pressures that motivated it. Educator's Guide Website DVD Something the Lord Made Story of two men who defied the racial strictures and together pioneered the field of heart surgery. Educator's Guide Web Site DVD Sometimes In April A gripping drama inspired by true events surrounding the 100 days genocide in Rwandan in 1994. Web Site DVD The Laramie Project Sheds light on a western town's loss of innocence following a hate crime perpetrated on a 21-year-old student. Educator's Guide Website DVD Walkout Stirring true story of the Chicano students of East LA, who in 1968 staged several dramatic walkouts in their high schools to protest academic prejudice and dire school conditions. Educator's Guide Web Site DVD Warm Springs Explores the physical and spiritual evolution of Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the time that he became paralyzed by polio. Educator's Guide Web Site DVD Yesterday Set against the awesome, harsh landscapes of South Africa, Yesterday is an eloquent, unsentimental film about an impoverished South African woman who courageously deals with a diagnosis of AIDS. Website DVD

Too Hot Not To Handle Over the past 100 years, the mass consumption of fossil fuels, especially in America, has contributed to a dangerous warming of the earth that has adversely impacted the way we live. This cautionary documentary offers a guide to the effects of global warming in the United States. Educator's Guide Web Site DVD The Addiction Project The Addiction Project is an unprecedented multi-platform campaign aimed at helping Americans understand addiction. Web Site DVD 4 Little Girls Tells the story of a bombing in 1963 which destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, and killed four young girls. Website DVD Heir to an Execution Captures the story of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed as traitors in 1953 after being accused of relaying the secret of the atomic bomb. Educator's Guide Website DVD Thin Explores the issues underlying eating disorders, an illness which affects five million people in the U.S. Educator's Guide Website DVD Unchained Memories: Readings From the Slave Narratives Presents dramatic selections from the extensive Slave Narrative Collection through on-camera readings by over a dozen actors. Educator's Guide Website DVD When the Levees Broke: A Requeim in Four Acts An heart-rending portrait of post-Katrina New Orleans told through personal stories of those who endured this harrowing ordeal. Teaching The Levees Website DVD White Light, Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Revisits the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and shares the stories of the only people to have survived a nuclear attack. Educator's Guide Website DVD

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