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MLK Jr. Papers Project
A Stanforf University website about MLK's life and work (incl. with soundfiles with extracts from speeches). Detailansicht
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MLK online
MLK online offers a biography, speeches, pictures as well as audio and video files. Detailansicht
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Netherlands: Gender Concerns International
Gender Concerns International (GCI) is an international organization which promotes development not only in the Netherlands but also internationally. Detailansicht
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Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Icon Dies — Lesson Plan
Lesson plan on Breaking News English with listening and reading activities. Detailansicht
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Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil Rights
"The Mother of the Modern-day Civil Rights Movement," describes her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helps students understand the importance of every individual citizen in a democracy. Read through her story and then express how you would feel if you were in her situation. Detailansicht
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Rosa Parks: Remembering this Civil Rights Pioneer
Her biography in text and videos. Detailansicht
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Rosa Parks' Bus
Read the story behind the bus and have a look at the chronology of the bus boycott. Detailansicht
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Rosa Parks — Articles and Links
Two articles and four links on Rosa Parks. The TIME article and "Academy of Achievement". Links to CNN, teacher.scholastic, washingtonpost.com and Gale - Free Resources. Detailansicht
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Rosa Parks in the National Women's Hall of Fame
Short summary about her and her achievements. Detailansicht
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Rosa Parks on History.com
Besides the biography the site offers 7 videos, 10 speeches, 3 photo galleries and a black history timeline. Detailansicht
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Schools in Australia
What are schools in Australia like? This is what German pupils had to find out in a project. They came across interesting points during their research on Australian school homepages. Detailansicht
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Show tests stereotypes about racism in Austria
Show tests stereotypes about racism in Austria. Contestants show prejudice against Turks.
Article about the Austrian reality show “Family Swap” which takes the concept of the British hit “Wife Swap” further by mixing people with different backgrounds. Detailansicht -
Slavery - a brief history of slavery
Information about slavery from the slaves of the ancient Greeks and Romans to the slaves of the 21st century. Detailansicht
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Slavery in the 21st Century - The Facts
An estimated 27 million people are enslaved around the world. Forced to work through violence or the threat of it, they are under the complete control of their ‘employers’. They are treated as property and sometimes bought and sold. Detailansicht
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Slavery – The Underground Railroad
Escape from Slavery – The Underground Railroad
In the role of a slave the students make a virtual journey on the "Underground Railroad" on their way from slavery to freedom. This web-unit includes a lesson plan, downloadable worksheets, links, interactive exercises, etc. Detailansicht -
Slave Sugar
"Between the 16th and 19th centuries upwards of 10 million Africans were enslaved by Europeans and transported to the ‘New World’ – arguably the most prolonged episode of savagery in human history." Detailansicht
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Slave Sugar
Between the 16th and 19th centuries upwards of 10 million Africans were enslaved by Europeans and transported to the ‘New World’ – arguably the most prolonged episode of savagery in human history. Many slaves did not survive the ‘middle passage’ across the Atlantic. Detailansicht
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Slave Trade Archives of the UNESCO
"UNESCO has launched the Slave Route Project in 1994. It aims to break a silence and make universally known the issue of the transatlantic slave trade and slavery, its causes and dramatic results, by means of scientific work." Detailansicht
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The Aboriginals of Australia — Web Unit
This web unit does not intend to dwell too much on tourist clichs. Here the pupils have to do online research on aboriginal history, conflicts and reconciliation as well as on traditional culture in modern times. Detailansicht
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The history of Slavery (Part 1)
Youtube Video about the history of slavery.
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The King Center
The official website of the The King Center intends to inform about Dr. King and the ongoing efforts to fulfill his dream. Detailansicht
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Understanding Slavery
Youtube video with a series of images and photographs showing humiliation and violence against Afro Americans. No comments, only music. Detailansicht
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UN Women
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization’s goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women.
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