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Their History is Our History

Through this activity guide, students examine how personal histories overlap within a wider historical narrative to create a web of connection between us.

History of Forced Labor

This activity guide focuses on the specific types of forced labor systems used in the South after the Civil War.

Slavery By Another Name History

Slavery By Another Name history background.

Classroom Viewing Guide for Jesse Ventura Shocks the World

This guide provides discussion questions that you can use as they are or adapt them to fit your students.

Jesse Ventura Background Reading

Background reading for Jesse Ventura Shocks the World.

Jesse Ventura Community Viewing Guide

This guide provides discussion questions that you can use as they are or adapt them to fit your audience.
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Jesse Ventura Shocks the World: Jesse Ventura Shocks the World

25 years after the pro wrestler shocked the world when elected Governor of Minnesota, it's high time to explore the people, values and experiences that shaped Jesse Ventura's path.
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Out North Viewing Guide

Guide on steps to take before showing Out North.
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Out North: Out North

Out North: Minnesota LGBTQ History explores the untold past of Minnesota’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community, and celebrates the strides the state has made since the gay liberation movement began in the 1970s.
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Hope in the Struggle Discussion Questions

Use this guide before, while, and after viewing suggestions for engaging students with Hope in the Struggle and with activities related to this topic.

What Has Changed, What's Lingered

Group activity and discussion on where we were, where we are now, and where do we need to go.

Walking the Walk

Using examples from the film and from current events, educators will ask students to consider whether or not they would “take a step” towards becoming involved.
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Hope in the Struggle: The Josie Johnson Story: Hope in the Struggle: The Josie Johnson Story

A reflection on the life of freedom fighter and civic leader Josie Johnson, who fought for fair housing, education, and civil rights.
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Slavery By Another Name: Slavery By Another Name

Slavery by Another Name is a 90-minute documentary that challenges one of Americans’ most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Jim Crow of the North: Jim Crow of the North

Jim Crow of the North charts the progression of racist policies and practices from the advent of restrictive covenants after the turn of the last century to their final elimination in the late 1960s.